Index of Flightless Birds
There are over 60 extant species of flightless birds.
Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus)
Somali Ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes)
Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)
Northern Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus)
Dwarf Cassowary (Casuarius bennetti)
Southern Brown Kiwi (Apteryx australis)
North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)
Ratites
Parrots
Rails
Guam Rail (Gallirallus owstoni)
Lord Howe Woodhen (Gallirallus sylvestris)
Invisible Rail (Gallirallus wallacii)
New Caledonian Rail (Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Roviana Rail (Gallirallus rovianae)
Henderson Crake (Zapornia atra)
Calayan Rail (Aptenorallus calayanensis)
Inaccessible Island Rail (Atlantisia rogersi)
Snoring Rail (Aramidopsis plateni)
Penguins
Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica)
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
Little Blue Penguin (Eudyptula minor)
Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)
Fiordland Penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus)
Snares Penguin (Eudyptes robustus)
Erect-crested Penguin (Eudyptes sclateri)
Northern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi)
Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)
Ducks
Grebes
Cormorants