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Flightless cormorant
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The flightless cormorant, also known as the Galápagos cormorant, is a cormorant endemic to the Galápagos Islands, and an example of the highly unusual fauna there. It is unique in that it is the only
Flightless cormorant Isabela
Flightless cormorant Isabela
Flightless cormorant drying its wings
Flightless cormorant drying its wings
Swimming just below the surface of shallow sea water
Swimming just below the surface of shallow sea water
Nesting
Nesting
Flightless bird
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Flightless birds are birds that cannot fly, as they have, through evolution, lost the ability. There are over 60 extant species, including the well-known ratites, and penguins. The smallest flightless
Flightless cormorant
…cormorant endemic to the Galápagos Islands, and an example of the highly unusual fauna there. It is unique in that it is the only known cormorant that has lost the ability to fly. It was placed in its own genus, Nannopterum, but was later placed with most of the other cormorants in the genus Phalacrocorax. A 2014 study supported…
King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus). Penguins are a well-known example of flightless birds.
King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus). Penguins are a well-known example of flightless birds.
An Okarito kiwi (Apteryx rowi), also known as the rowi
An Okarito kiwi (Apteryx rowi), also known as the rowi
Common ostrich (Struthio camelus). Ostriches are the largest extant flightless birds as well as the largest extant birds in general.
Common ostrich (Struthio camelus). Ostriches are the largest extant flightless birds as well as the largest extant birds in general.
An extinct moa. Until the arrival of humans, New Zealand's only mammals were bats and seals, resulting in many bird species evolving to fill the open
An extinct moa. Until the arrival of humans, New Zealand's only mammals were bats and seals, resulting in many bird species evolving to fill the open niches. While many of New Zealand's flightless birds are now extinct, some, such as the kiwi, kākāpō, weka, and takahē have survived to the present day.