Flightless Birds: English Vocabulary List

a large terrestrial bird with a tall crest that is related to the emu, originated in Australia

"The cassowary is a dangerous bird."

"The cassowary is a large flightless bird with a dangerous claw that can inflict serious injuries."

a country that is mainly in Western Asia with a small part in Southeast Europe

"Turkey is between Europe and Asia."

"Turkey is a transcontinental country spanning both Europe and Asia with Istanbul being the only city in the world located on two continents."

the largest bird of the penguin family that is found in Antarctica

"Emperor penguins huddle together to survive the Antarctic winter."

"The emperor penguin breeds during the Antarctic winter enduring temperatures as low as negative sixty degrees."

a large terrestrial bird that can run fast, originally from Australia

"The emu ran quickly across the Australian outback."

"The emu is the second largest living bird by height after its relative the ostrich."

a fast-running terrestrial bird of the cuckoo family with a long tail and a large crest that inhabits Southwestern US to Mexico

"The roadrunner runs across the desert road and disappears."

"The roadrunner can run at speeds up to twenty miles per hour and rarely flies."

a very large ground-dwelling bird of the pheasant family with a crest, originated in Asia

"The peafowl fans its magnificent tail to attract a mate."

"The male peafowl known as the peacock displays its magnificent tail feathers to attract peahens."

a fast and large bird that is flightless and has long legs and a long neck, native to Africa

"The ostrich ran fast."

"An ostrich can run faster than any human and uses its powerful legs to defend itself."

a large black-and-white seabird that lives in the Antarctic, and can not fly but uses its wings for swimming

"The penguin cannot fly."

"A penguin lives in cold places and swims very well."

a flightless bird native to Mauritius, characterized by its large size, stout body, and inability to fly, extinct in the 17th century

"The dodo bird is extinct."

"The dodo was a flightless bird that became extinct in the late seventeenth century due to human activity."

a grassland bird of the South American origin that runs fast and is smaller than the greater rhea

"Rheas are large flightless birds that live in South America."

"The rhea is a large South American bird that resembles an ostrich but is much smaller."