This is a list of ratites.
Codes used in Status columns in tables below Extinct (EX) – No known living individuals Extinct in the wild (EW) – Known only to survive in captivity, or as a naturalized population outside its historic range Critically endangered (CR) – Extremely high risk of extinction in the wild Endangered (EN) – Higher risk of extinction in the wild Vulnerable (VU) – High risk of extinction in the wild Near threatened (NT) – Likely to become endangered in the near future Conservation Dependent (CD) – Low risk; is conserved to prevent being near threatened, certain events may lead it to being a higher risk level Least concern (LC) – Very Low risk; does not qualify for a higher risk category and not likely to be threatened in the near future. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
Struthionidae Struthio Name Binomial Name Status Distribution Common ostrich Struthio camelus LR/lc Through central and southern Africa, four subspecies are recognized Somali ostrich Struthio molybdophanes VU Native to the Horn of Africa
Rheidae Rhea Name Binomial Name Status Distribution Greater rhea Rhea americana LR/nt South American pampas Lesser rhea Rhea pennata LR/nt Population in Chile and in Argentina
Apterygidae Apteryx Name Binomial Name Status Distribution Great spotted kiwi Apteryx haastii VU South Island, New Zealand Little spotted kiwi Apteryx owenii LR/nt Multiple small islands in New Zealand Okarito kiwi Apteryx rowi CD Okarito forest in New Zealand's South Island Southern brown kiwi Apteryx australis VU A small population in the South Island and another on Stewart Island in New Zealand North Island brown kiwi Apteryx mantelli EN Scattered through New Zealand's North Island
Dinornithidae Dinornis Name Binomial Name Status Distribution North Island giant moa Dinornis novaezealdniae EX lived in the lowlands of New Zealand's North and South Islands South Island giant moa Dinornis robustus EX lived in lowlands of New Zealand's South Island
Megalapteryx Name Binomial Name Status Distribution Upland moa Megalapteryx didinus EX South Island mountains, New Zealand
Anomalopteryx Name Binomial Name Status Distribution Bush moa Anomalopteryx didiformis EX lived in lowland conifers in New Zealand's North Island, and small spots in the South Island
Euryapteryx Name Binomial Name Status Distribution Broad-billed Moa Euryapteryx curtus EX lived on lowlands of New Zealand's North, South, and Stewart Islands
Emeus Name Binomial Name Status Distribution Eastern moa Emeus crassus EX lived in lowlands of New Zealand's South Island
Pachyornis Name Binomial Name Status Distribution Heavy-footed Moa Pachyornis elephantopus EX lived in lowlands of New Zealand's South Island Mantell's moa Pachyornis geranoides EX lived in lowlands of New Zealand's North, South, and Stewart Islands Crested Moa Pachyornis australis EX dominant moa of far north and far south of New Zealand's South Island
Dromaiidae Dromaius Name Binomial Name Status Distribution Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae LR/lc Widespread throughout Australia
Casuariidae Casuarius Name Binomial Name Status Distribution Pygmy cassowary Casuarius lydekki EX Southern cassowary Casuarius casuarius VU northern Queensland, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Eastern Indonesia Northern cassowary Casuaraius unappendiculatus VU Northern Papua New Guinea and East Timor Dwarf cassowary Casuarius bennetti LR/lc Central East Timor and Papua New Guinea
Aepyornithidae Aepyornis Name Species Status Distribution Giant elephant bird Aepyornis maximus EX Madagascar Hildebrandt's elephant bird Aepyornis hildebrandti EX Madagascar
Mullerornis Name Species Status Distribution Lesser elephant bird Mullerornis modestus EX Madagascar
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