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The 11 pages that link to Flightlessness, each with the reason it gives.

• RatiteNarrower topic: Ratites exemplify flightlessness, but the trait evolved in multiple bird lineages.

• Wing-propelled divingRelated: In penguins, loss of aerial flight accompanies wings reshaped for effective underwater swimming.

• Elephant birdRelated: Elephant birds were ground-dwelling birds whose bodies no longer supported flight.

• Great aukRelated: Reduced wings helped the great auk propel itself underwater but prevented escape by air.

• HesperornisRelated: Hesperornis had reduced wings and could not fly.

• HoatzinCompared with: Hoatzins can fly as adults, despite bulky digestive anatomy and awkward movement through foliage.

• PterygotaRelated: Many pterygote lineages retain winged ancestry despite evolving flightlessness.

• TinamouCompared with: Tinamous’ ability to fly sets them apart from most of their ratite relatives.

• TitanisRelated: Titanis's reduced flight capacity was part of its ground-dwelling body plan.

• Moa-naloRelated: Moa-nalo lost flight after evolving in the Hawaiian Islands.

• PlotopteridaeRelated: Plotopterids retained wings but lost the ability to fly.