This list shows all the species of ratites found in various countries.
Oceania[]
Australia[]
Main list: List of birds of Australia.
| Species of ratites in taxonomic sequence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Common and binomial names[1] | Image | Description | Range |
| Common Ostrich, Struthio camelus | 
|
Height 7-8 feet. Male is brownish black with white wings; female is grey-brown<ref name="Kenya">Zimmerman, Dale A.; et al. (1999). Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania. Princeton University Press. p. 432. ISBN 0691010226.</noinclude>. | Western, Central, Eastern and Southwest Africa[1]; introduced to Australia[2]. |
| Southern Cassowary, Casuarius casuarius | 
|
Distinctive. Tall, greyish casque (helmet) on both sexes. Skin on head pale blue, darker further down the neck; red on back of neck and two red wattles. Feathers are stiff, hairlike and black[2]. | New Guinea, ne Australia, Aru Is.[1] |
| Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae | |||
- ^ a b c Alstrom, Per; et al. (September 30, 2013). "IOC World Bird list - ratites". IOC World Bird List. Retrieved 9-12-2024. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ^ a b Simpson & Day (1999). A Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, 6th Edition. Penguin. ISBN 0-691-04995-5.