Top 10 Amazing Flightles Birds in the World

Not all birds can fly even though they have wing. Here the list of 10 amazing flightless birds in the world.

Cassowary

The second largest of the living birds in the world-55-79 inches in height and weighing up to 58 kg. Famous for their strike blue plumage, red neck and a beautiful horn on their head. They have long powerful legs with which they run up to a speed of 31 miles per hour.

Tasmanian Native-Hen

This bird looks like a chicken. The heavy bodied native-hens have short wings. They live in small flocks and are good at swimming and running. They can run at a maximum speed of 30 miles per hour, using their short wings.

Takahe

With a length up to 24 inches and weight between 2.3-2.7 kg, the Takahes have attractive green-blue plumage and large red bill. Compared to their heavy body, the wings are too short and so, they can't fly. This is a noisy species with a loud clowp call.

Flightless Cormorant

Flightless cormorant is the only species of cormorants that can't fly. They live in the Galapagos Islands and found nowhere else in the world. it is believed that the long evolution of this species on isolated Islands with no predators resulted in loss of their ability to fly.

Guam Rail

These are small flightless birds that are native to U.S Island territory of Guam in the Marianas Archipelago. It is a medium sized rail about 11 inches in length. They do not have well developed flight muscles and so are flightless. It's call is loud piercing whistle or series of whistles.

Kiwi

Kiwis are the smallest of all living non-flying birds in the world. Kiwis only measure 20 inches in height and weigh up to 2 pounds. Kiwis have excellent sense of smell and hearing and hair-like plumage. They dig burrows! The Kiwi is a national symbol of New Zealand.

Kakapo

The only flightless and nocturnal parrots in the world. Kakapos are also the heaviest weighing up to 4 kg. They have very short wings and soft feathers. But Kakapos are excellent climbers. They spend the day time on tree branches and become active only at night.

Emu

Emus are soft-feathered, flightless birds with long necks and legs. Emus can travel great distances and can sprint at 50 km/h. They have been known to go for weeks without eating. They drink infrequently, but take in copious amounts of water when the opportunity arises.

Ostrich

The largest and heaviest living birds in the world. They stand up to 2 meters in height and weigh between 100 and 160 kg. The breast bone of ostriches lacks the keel that provides an attachment to wing muscles, thus rendering them flightless.

Penguin

Probably the most popular of the non-flying birds in the world. There are 17 species of penguins in the world and none has the ability to fly. The wings of penguins are short and stout. They use their short wings to flap through water. Penguins are a group of acquatic birds.