Birds of the World

part 1

Paleognaths

PALAEOGNATHAE

• ORDER STRUTHIONIFORMES

– Family Struthionidae – ostriches (2 species)

• ORDER RHEIFORMES

– Family Rheidae – rheas (2 species)

• ORDER TINAMIFORMES

– Family Tinamidae – tinamous (47 species)

• ORDER APTERYGIFORMES

– Family Apterygidae – kiwis (5 species)

• ORDER CASUARIIFORMES

– Family Casuariidae – cassowaries (3 species)

– Family Dromaiidae – emu (1 species)

PALAEOGNATHAE

• ORDER STRUTHIONIFORMES

– Family Struthionidae – ostriches (2 species)

• ORDER RHEIFORMES

– Family Rheidae – rheas (2 species)

• ORDER TINAMIFORMES

– Family Tinamidae – tinamous (47 species)

• ORDER APTERYGIFORMES

– Family Apterygidae – kiwis (5 species)

• ORDER CASUARIIFORMES

– Family Casuariidae – cassowaries (3 species)

– Family Dromaiidae – emu (1 species)

ostrich (Struthioniformes)

PALAEOGNATHAE

• ORDER STRUTHIONIFORMES

– Family Struthionidae – ostriches (2 species)

• ORDER RHEIFORMES

– Family Rheidae – rheas (2 species)

• ORDER TINAMIFORMES

– Family Tinamidae – tinamous (47 species)

• ORDER APTERYGIFORMES

– Family Apterygidae – kiwis (5 species)

• ORDER CASUARIIFORMES

– Family Casuariidae – cassowaries (3 species)

– Family Dromaiidae – emu (1 species)

greater rhea (Rheiformes)

PALAEOGNATHAE

• ORDER STRUTHIONIFORMES

– Family Struthionidae – ostriches (2 species)

• ORDER RHEIFORMES

– Family Rheidae – rheas (2 species)

• ORDER TINAMIFORMES

– Family Tinamidae – tinamous (47 species)

• ORDER APTERYGIFORMES

– Family Apterygidae – kiwis (5 species)

• ORDER CASUARIIFORMES

– Family Casuariidae – cassowaries (3 species)

– Family Dromaiidae – emu (1 species)

rufescent tinamou (Tinamiformes)

PALAEOGNATHAE

• ORDER STRUTHIONIFORMES

– Family Struthionidae – ostriches (2 species)

• ORDER RHEIFORMES

– Family Rheidae – rheas (2 species)

• ORDER TINAMIFORMES

– Family Tinamidae – tinamous (47 species)

• ORDER APTERYGIFORMES

– Family Apterygidae – kiwis (5 species)

• ORDER CASUARIIFORMES

– Family Casuariidae – cassowaries (3 species)

– Family Dromaiidae – emu (1 species)

brown kiwi (Apterygiformes)

PALAEOGNATHAE

• ORDER STRUTHIONIFORMES

– Family Struthionidae – ostriches (2 species)

• ORDER RHEIFORMES

– Family Rheidae – rheas (2 species)

• ORDER TINAMIFORMES

– Family Tinamidae – tinamous (47 species)

• ORDER APTERYGIFORMES

– Family Apterygidae – kiwis (5 species)

• ORDER CASUARIIFORMES

– Family Casuariidae – cassowaries (3 species)

– Family Dromaiidae – emu (1 species)

southern cassowary (Casuariformes)

brown kiwi (Apterygiformes) emu (Casuariiformes)