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Order: Apterygiformes
 
==Description==
 
This order contains the family [[: Category:Apterygidae|Apterygidae]], the Kiwis from [[New Zealand]].<br />
 
A very distinctive group of ratites. They have hair-like feathers, a long and slightly decurved bill and are flightless. They are mainly nocturnal.
 
==Taxonomy==
 
Apterygiformes is an order in the class [[:Category:Taxonomy|Aves]].<br />
 
It was formerly included in the order [[: Category:Struthioniformes|Struthioniformes]].<br />
 
 
 
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==References==
 
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[[Category:Taxonomy]]
 

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