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Elephant birds have been extinct since at least the 17th century. Étienne de Flacourt, a French governor of Madagascar during the 1640s and 1650s, mentioned an ostrich-like bird, said to inhabit unpopulated regions, although it is unclear whether he was repeating folk tales from generations earlier.
Aepyornis is an extinct genus of elephant bird formerly endemic to Madagascar. The genus had two species, the smaller A. hildebrandti and the larger A. maximus, which is possibly the largest bird ever to have lived. [2] Its closest living relative is the New Zealand kiwi. [3]
Mullerornis modestus is an extinct species of elephant bird, and the only member of the genus Mullerornis. Taxonomy The ... 1894 (agile/coastal elephant bird)
The elephant birds of Madagascar †Aepyornithidae - greater elephant birds †Aepyornis. Giant elephant bird, Aepyornis maximus – a 2018 study moved the largest elephant bird specimens to the genus Vorombe, [4] but a 2023 genetic study regarded Vorombe as synonymous with Aepyornis maximus [5] Hildebrandt's elephant bird, Aepyornis hildebrandti
All 17 extinct lemurs were giant lemurs larger than the extant lemurs. The subfossil remains of certain avian orders are scarce on Réunion. Consequently, a few of the extinct birds from Réunion are hypothetical species. They almost certainly existed but lack supporting subfossil remains. [4]
The extinction of the elephant bird is attributed to human activity. The birds were once widespread, but deforestation and the hunting of the bird's eggs led to the species' decline. [3] Attenborough compares the factors that led to the extinction of the elephant bird with the threats facing critically endangered species in the present. [3]
Extinct Birds from John James Audubon's Birds of America; New Zealand Extinct Birds List; The Extinction Website; Naturalis – Extinct Birds Archived 2009-10-25 at the Wayback Machine: 3D images of extinct bird species in the collection of the National Museum of Natural History (Leiden, Netherlands). 13 newly-discovered birds declared extinct ...
Elephant Bird [1] Leguat's Rail [1] Mauritian Barn Owl (Tyco sauzieri) [1] Réunion Solitaire [1] 1722 Labat's Conure [1] 1750 Guadeloupe Amazon [1] Martinique Amazon [1] 1760 Lesser Antillean Macaw; 1765 Jamaican Yellow-headed Macaw [1] 1776 Réunion Fody [1] 1777 Society Parakeet; 1780 Bay Thrush [1] Mysterious Starling [1] Rodriguez ...