The didines are often separated as a distinct family Raphidae, and their affinities were for long uncertain; they were initially placed within the ratites due to their peculiar, flightlessness-related apomorphies, and a relationship to the Rallidae has also been suggested.
The didines are often separated as a distinct family Raphidae. Their affinities were for long uncertain. They were initially placed within the ratites due to their peculiar-related apomorphies. This was flightlessness. A relationship to the Rallidae has also been suggested.