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
Mullerornis
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