Struthioniformes (order)

Esquema

Getty AAT: Living organisms

Jerarquía

Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Aves (class)

Descripción

Order containing ten species in six families. Characterized as running birds, many with small tails with little or no aftershaft, some are nearly wingless. The order includes the largest living birds.

Subcategorías

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300310302

Otros términos

  • ostriches, rheas, emus, cassowaries, and kiwis [en]