Do cassowaries have wings

Despite having wings (as all birds do), cassowaries cannot fly. Cassowaries are large, heavy, Flightless Birds. They are related to a group of birds called ratites. Other ratites include the emu of Australia, the kiwi from New Zealand, the ostrich from Africa and the rhea from South America.

Ratites have wings but the bones in their chests do not have the capacity for flight muscles, which is what a bird needs to fly. The cassowary weighs between 50 and 60 kg on average, and its wings are too small by comparison to lift it.