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Kiwis have tiny wings
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Історичне зображення скелета Apteryx australis, H. Scharf; анатомічна ілюстрація, не фотографія живого птаха / Historical Apteryx australis skeleton illustration by H. Scharf; anatomical artwork, not a living-bird photograph.
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Kiwis are flightless, but they are not birds without wings: tiny vestigial wings remain hidden in their plumage. New Zealand conservation and museum sources explicitly describe these structures. Complete wing loss differs from extreme reduction; Te Papa presents extinct moa as an example of wingless birds. Inability to fly alone does not establish the absence of forelimbs.