Can you name the families of birds containing at least one flightless species?

created by atakdog
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  • Correctly named familes will show up below
  • Answers do not have to be guessed in order
  • Answers are bird families that include (or included within the last thousand years) at least one species that is or was incapable of flight. The range given is for the flightless species.
  • Source: IOC World Checklist (2011)
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RangeFamily# Species
Africa1
South America2
Australia3
Australia2 (1 extinct)
Madagascar7 (all extinct)
New Zealand11 (all extinct)
New Zealand5
various islands10 (5 extinct); ~150 flighted
New Caledonia1 (extinct)
South America3 (1 extinct); 20 flighted
Galapagos1; ~40 flighted
RangeFamily# Species
various south. hemis.~20
Saint Helena1 (extinct); 1 flighted
various islands~30 (~12 extinct); >100 flighted
New Zealand2 (both extinct)
New Caledonia1
North America1 (extinct); 23 flighted
New Zealand1; 4 flighted
Mauritius 1 (extinct); >300 flighted)
Mauritius 2 (extinct); ~300 flighted
New Zealand1 (extinct); 9 flighted
New Zealand 1 (extinct); several flighted
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Flightless Bird Families Quiz

  1. by atakdog
  • Created May 20, 2010 in Science
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