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Some Ratites

Please see revised photo pages for each ratite.

Rhea Family: Rheidae
Genus: Rhea

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Brazil

Rheality

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Greater rhea
Rhea americana
The Pantanal

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Chile - Patagonia

Mono Rhea!

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Darwin's Rhea
Lesser rhea
Rhea pennata (formerly Pterocnemia pennata)
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Ostrich Family: Struthionidae

Tanzania

Struthio camelus

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Madagascar

Ostrich feathers

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Cassowary Family: Casuariidae

Papua New Guinea

Cassowary chick

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Cassowary chick feathers

cassowary

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Gloria and eggs

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The egg on the right is a Cassowary egg.
The one on the left may be a Common Scrubfowl.

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Cassowary knives

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Elephant birds Family: Aepyornithidae

Madagascar

Elephant bird egg

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Family: Aepyornithidae
Now extinct
Ifaty
August 15, 2007

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Last modified: February 15, 2021
First created: April 5, 2006
Contact: siegelr@stanford.edu
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