An enormous bird, known from the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs; fossil remains found on Madagascar; flightless, stood up to 3 m/10 ft tall, and laid eggs more than 30 cm/1 ft long. (Family: Aepyornithidae.)
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iElephant birds Conservation status: Extinct (16th century) |
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Elephant birds are an extinct family of flightless birds made up of the genera Aepyornis and Mullerornis.
Elephant Bird Species
Aepyornis gracilis (Monnier, 1913) Aepyornis hildebrandti (Burckhardt, 1893) Aepyornis maximus (Geoffroy-Saint Hilaire, 1851) Aepyornis medius (Milne-Edwards &Gallery
Aepyornis
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