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Australasian Darter
Anhingidae

Australasian Darter

Anhinga novaehollandiae (Gould, 1847)

Anhinga novaehollandiae, the Australasian darter, is a slim wetland bird with distinct plumage between sexes, found across Australia and nearby islands.

Oriental Darter
Anhingidae

Oriental Darter

Anhinga melanogaster Pennant, 1769

The Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster) is a long-necked freshwater fish-eating bird found across South Asia.

Anhinga
Anhingidae

Anhinga

Anhinga anhinga (Linnaeus, 1766)

Anhinga anhinga is a large water bird with distinct sexual dimorphism and two subspecies distributed across the Americas.

African Darter
Anhingidae

African Darter

Anhinga rufa (Daudin, 1802)

Anhinga rufa (the African darter) is a long-necked water bird widespread across sub-Saharan Africa, with an endangered non-African subspecies in the Middle East.

Greater Rhea
Rheidae

Greater Rhea

Rhea americana (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rhea americana, the greater rhea, is a large flightless bird native to South America with an established feral population in Germany.

Lesser Rhea
Rheidae

Lesser Rhea

Rhea pennata d'Orbigny, 1834

Rhea pennata, the lesser or Darwin's rhea, is a large flightless ratite with specific physical traits and a range across southern South America.

Southern Cassowary
Casuariidae

Southern Cassowary

Casuarius casuarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

The southern cassowary is a large, flightless bird found in rainforests of Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and northeastern Australia.

Emu
Dromaiidae

Emu

Dromaius novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790)

Dromaius novaehollandiae, the emu, is a large flightless Australian ratite with distinct physical and behavioural traits.

Little Spotted Kiwi
Apterygidae

Little Spotted Kiwi

Apteryx owenii Gould, 1847

Apteryx owenii, the little spotted kiwi, is the smallest kiwi species, with details of its anatomy, ecology, reproduction, and a related parasite extinction.

North Island Brown Kiwi
Apterygidae

North Island Brown Kiwi

Apteryx mantelli Bartlett, 1852

Apteryx mantelli (North Island brown kiwi) is a flightless New Zealand bird with size dimorphism, adaptable habitat use, and shared parental egg care.

Southern Brown Kiwi
Apterygidae

Southern Brown Kiwi

Apteryx australis Shaw, 1813

Apteryx australis, the southern brown kiwi, is a flightless nocturnal bird native to New Zealand's South Island and Stewart Island.

Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
Pteroclididae

Pin-tailed Sandgrouse

Pterocles alchata (Linnaeus, 1766)

Pterocles alchata, the pin-tailed sandgrouse, is a medium-sized open-dry-habitat bird found across North Africa, the Middle East and southern Europe.

Double-banded Sandgrouse
Pteroclididae

Double-banded Sandgrouse

Pterocles bicinctus Temminck, 1815

The double-banded sandgrouse is a moderately-sized African bird found in open, sparsely vegetated habitats across southern Africa.

Burchell's Sandgrouse
Pteroclididae

Burchell's Sandgrouse

Pterocles burchelli W.L.Sclater, 1922

Burchell's sandgrouse is a desert-adapted bird found across southern Africa that carries water in belly feathers to feed its chicks.

Crowned Sandgrouse
Pteroclididae

Crowned Sandgrouse

Pterocles coronatus Lichtenstein, 1823

Pterocles coronatus, the crowned sandgrouse, is a small desert-dwelling bird found from North Africa through the Middle East to Pakistan.

Black-faced Sandgrouse
Pteroclididae

Black-faced Sandgrouse

Pterocles decoratus Cabanis, 1868

Pterocles decoratus, the black-faced sandgrouse, is a medium-sized East African dry-habitat bird with distinct plumage differences between sexes.

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
Pteroclididae

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

Pterocles exustus Temminck, 1825

Pterocles exustus, the chestnut-bellied sandgrouse, is a six-subspecies arid-zone bird found across Africa and western/southern Asia.

Yellow-throated Sandgrouse
Pteroclididae

Yellow-throated Sandgrouse

Pterocles gutturalis A.Smith, 1836

Pterocles gutturalis, the yellow-throated sandgrouse, is an arid-corridor adapted bird with distinct plumage differences between sexes and subspecies.

Painted Sandgrouse
Pteroclididae

Painted Sandgrouse

Pterocles indicus (Gmelin, 1789)

Pterocles indicus, the painted sandgrouse, is a plump ground bird with distinctly different coloration between sexes.

Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse
Pteroclididae

Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse

Pterocles lichtensteinii Temminck, 1825

Lichtenstein's sandgrouse is a mostly nocturnal nomadic bird in the Pteroclidae family found across parts of Africa and Asia.

Namaqua Sandgrouse
Pteroclididae

Namaqua Sandgrouse

Pterocles namaqua (Gmelin, 1789)

Pterocles namaqua, the Namaqua sandgrouse, is a medium-sized arid-dwelling bird native to southern Africa.

Black-bellied Sandgrouse
Pteroclididae

Black-bellied Sandgrouse

Pterocles orientalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pterocles orientalis, the black-bellied sandgrouse, is a large gregarious sandgrouse that breeds in dry open plains.

Four-banded Sandgrouse
Pteroclididae

Four-banded Sandgrouse

Pterocles quadricinctus Temminck, 1815

Pterocles quadricinctus (four-banded sandgrouse) is a 25–28 cm African bird found in savannas and scrublands from Mauritania to Uganda.

Spotted Sandgrouse
Pteroclididae

Spotted Sandgrouse

Pterocles senegallus (Linnaeus, 1771)

Pterocles senegallus, the spotted sandgrouse, is a North African and Middle Eastern arid-land bird listed as least concern by the IUCN.

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