Question

Which of the following is a flightless bird?

• A. Fowl
• B. Passer
• C. Kiwi
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is C Kiwi

• The birds which have lost their ability to fly through evolution are called as flightless birds.
• Flightless birds include over 60 extant species including the well-known ratites(ostrich, emu, cassowary, rhea and kiwi) ) and penguins.
• Kiwi or kiwis are flightless birds. These birds are native to New Zealand and belong to the genus Apteryx and family Apterygidae.
• Hence Kiwi is a flightless bird.
• So, the correct answer is 'Kiwi'.