WELL DONE! Quite a few of you provided the correct answer to the quiz in my last post. Well done!
The correct answer is that they are all flightless, none of them can fly.
1. Common ostrich, I think all of you knew that they cant fly.
2. Falkland Steamer Duck. Have a look at those short wings, too short for takeoff. Instead they use the wings to paddle across the surface when they need to spurt. While they do this, they look a bit like an old steamer boat, hence their name.
3. The Flightless cormorant is endemic to Galapagos and is the largest cormorant in the world. Also here, their short wings are useless for flight. This is even more clear in the image of this post. Please note their beautiful turquoise eyes.
4. A Gentoo penguin, I think it comes to no-ones surprise that they can't fly.
5. The Giant coot can actually fly as a youngster, but the adults are too heavy.
6. The Titicaca grebe is one of a few flightless grebes.
Other birds that can't fly are among bird families like Emus, Cassowaries, Kiwis, Rheas, Rails, Parrots and possibly the Brown.
I hope that you like these kind of posts.
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