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Order: Struthioniformes
1 family, 2 species
Family #001
Ostriches (Struthionidae)
- Species: 2
- Distribution: Afrotropical Endemic
- Other Taxonomies – IOC: family #001, HBW: family #001, H&M: family #001
- wf253 status: 78% members ticked
- OH: 1 seen & photographed, first seen in Kenya, 1983
| Common Ostrich | Struthio camelus | .. |
| Somali Ostrich | Struthio molybdophanes |
Common Ostrich, Tanzania 2006
Order: Casuariiformes
1 family, 4 species
Family #002
Cassowaries and Emu (Casuariidae)
- Species: 4
- Distribution: Australasian Endemic
- IOC family #004, HBW family #004, H&M family #004
- wf253 status: 53% members ticked
- OH: 2 seen, 2 photographed, first seen in Australia, 2013
- Finding hints
| Southern Cassowary | Casuarius casuarius | .. |
| Dwarf Cassowary | Casuarius bennetti | |
| Northern Cassowary | Casuarius unappendiculatus | |
| Emu | Dromaius novaehollandiae | .. |
Southern Cassowary, Australia 2013
Emu, Australia 2018
Order: Apterygiformes
1 family, 5 species
Family #003
Kiwis (Apterygidae)
- Species: 5
- Distribution: Australasian Endemic (New Zealand)
- IOC family #003, HBW family #005, H&M family #005
- wf253 status: 38% members ticked
- OH: 2 seen, 1 photographed, 1 heard only, first seen in New Zealand, 2014
- Finding Hints
| Southern Brown Kiwi | Apteryx australis | .. |
| Okarito Brown Kiwi | Apteryx rowi | . |
| North Island Brown Kiwi | Apteryx mantelli | |
| Little Spotted Kiwi | Apteryx owenii | |
| Great Spotted Kiwi | Apteryx maxima |
South Brown Kiwi, New Zealand 2014
Order: Rheiformes
1 family, 2 species
Family #004
Rheas (Rheidae)
- Species: 2
- Distribution: Neotropical Endemic
- IOC family #002, HBW family #002, H&M family #002
- wf253 status: 59% members ticked
- OH: 2 seen & photographed, first seen in Brazil, 2015
- Finding hints: (Brazil, Argentina)
| Greater Rhea | Rhea americana | .. |
| Lesser Rhea | Rhea pennata | .. |
1 Lesser Rhea, Argentina; 2 Greater Rhea, Brazil
Order: Tinamiformes
1 family, 46 species
Family #005
Tinamous (Tinamidae)
- Species: 46
- Distribution: Neotropical Endemic
- IOC family #005, HBW family #003, H&M family #00
- wf253 status: 79% members ticked
- OH: 5 seen, 4 photographed, 5 heard only, first seen in Brazil, 2015
- Finding hints
| Tawny-breasted Tinamou | Nothocercus julius | |
| Highland Tinamou | Nothocercus bonapartei | |
| Hooded Tinamou | Nothocercus nigrocapillus | |
| Gray Tinamou | Tinamus tao | |
| Solitary Tinamou | Tinamus solitarius | . |
| Black Tinamou | Tinamus osgoodi | |
| Great Tinamou | Tinamus major | .. |
| White-throated Tinamou | Tinamus guttatus | |
| Cinereous Tinamou | Crypturellus cinereus | |
| Berlepsch’s Tinamou | Crypturellus berlepschi | |
| Little Tinamou | Crypturellus soui | |
| Tepui Tinamou | Crypturellus ptaritepui | |
| Brown Tinamou | Crypturellus obsoletus | |
| Undulated Tinamou | Crypturellus undulatus | |
| Pale-browed Tinamou | Crypturellus transfasciatus | |
| Brazilian Tinamou | Crypturellus strigulosus | |
| Gray-legged Tinamou | Crypturellus duidae | |
| Red-legged Tinamou | Crypturellus erythropus | |
| Yellow-legged Tinamou | Crypturellus noctivagus | |
| Black-capped Tinamou | Crypturellus atrocapillus | |
| Slaty-breasted Tinamou | Crypturellus boucardi | |
| Choco Tinamou | Crypturellus kerriae | |
| Variegated Tinamou | Crypturellus variegatus | |
| Thicket Tinamou | Crypturellus cinnamomeus | |
| Rusty Tinamou | Crypturellus brevirostris | |
| Bartlett’s Tinamou | Crypturellus bartletti | |
| Small-billed Tinamou | Crypturellus parvirostris | .. |
| Barred Tinamou | Crypturellus casiquiare | |
| Tataupa Tinamou | Crypturellus tataupa | |
| Red-winged Tinamou | Rhynchotus rufescens | |
| Huayco Tinamou | Rhynchotus maculicollis | |
| Taczanowski’s Tinamou | Nothoprocta taczanowskii | |
| Ornate Tinamou | Nothoprocta ornata | |
| Chilean Tinamou | Nothoprocta perdicaria | |
| Brushland Tinamou | Nothoprocta cinerascens | |
| Andean Tinamou | Nothoprocta pentlandii | |
| Curve-billed Tinamou | Nothoprocta curvirostris | |
| White-bellied Nothura | Nothura boraquira | |
| Lesser Nothura | Nothura minor | |
| Darwin’s Nothura | Nothura darwinii | |
| Spotted Nothura | Nothura maculosa | .. |
| Dwarf Tinamou | Taoniscus nanus | |
| Elegant Crested-Tinamou | Eudromia elegans | .. |
| Quebracho Crested-Tinamou | Eudromia formosa | |
| Puna Tinamou | Tinamotis pentlandii | |
| Patagonian Tinamou | Tinamotis ingoufi |
1 Spotted Nothura, Argentina; 2 Great Tinamou, Ecuador; 3 Elegant Crested Tinamou, Argentina; 4 Small-billed Tinamou, Brazil
| Southern Brown Kiwi | Apteryx australis | .. |
| Okarito Brown Kiwi | Apteryx rowi | . |
| North Island Brown Kiwi | Apteryx mantelli | |
| Little Spotted Kiwi | Apteryx owenii | |
| Great Spotted Kiwi | Apteryx haastii |