pterocnemia pennata

Noun
  1. Smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed;
    Found from Peru to Strait of Magellan (synset 101524397)
    is a type of: flightless bird, ratite, ratite bird - flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds
    belongs to: genus pterocnemia, pterocnemia - a genus of birds of the family Rheidae
    same as: nandu, rhea

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