Struthioniformes


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Noun1.Struthioniformes - a ratite bird order: ostriches and related extinct birds; known from the Pleistocene onward
order Struthioniformes
animal order - the order of animals
Aves, class Aves - (ornithology) the class of birds
family Struthionidae, Struthionidae - tall terrestrial birds: ostriches
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Retrospective study of mortality in captive Struthioniformes in a French zoo (1974-2015).
Retrospective study of mortality in captive Struthioniformes in a French zoo (1974-2015)
Se tiene poca informacion del rol que tienen las piedras en el genero Rhea, pero a nivel de Struthioniformes en general se sabe que pueden usarlas como ayuda mecanica para procesar la materia vegetal gruesa de la cual se alimentan, pudiendo transportar hasta 907 g de piedrecillas en su estomago de unos 2.5 cm de diametro (Noble 1991).
Dieta del Suri, Rhea pennata (Orbigny, 1834) (Aves: Rheidae), en ecosistemas altoandinos de Moquegua, Peru
Among birds, specimens of orders Tinamiformes, Struthioniformes, Anseriformes, Galliformes, Sphenisciformes, Ardeiformes, Piciformes and Passeriformes were restored.
Conceptual bases in restoration of scientific vertebrate collections/Bases conceptuais para o restauro de colecao cientificas de vertebrados

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