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The tops of elephant bird skulls display punctuated marks, which may have been attachment sites for fleshy structures or head feathers. [18] Mullerornis is the smallest of the elephant birds, with a body mass of around 80 kilograms (180 lb), [16] with its skeleton much less robustly built than Aepyornis. [19]
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]
†Aepyornis gracilis Monnier 1913 (gracile elephant bird) †Aepyornis hildebrandti Burckhardt 1893 (Hildebrandt's elephant bird) †Aepyornis maximus St. Hilaire 1851 EX 16th century †Aepyornis medius Milne-Edwards & Grandidier 1866 (medium/greater elephant bird) EX 16th century; Genus †Mullerornis Milne-Edwards & Grandidier 1894 (4 species)
The striated caracara or Forster's caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) is a Near Threatened bird of prey of the family Falconidae, the falcons and caracaras. [4] [1] It is found in Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands. [5] In the Falklands it is known as the Johnny rook, probably named after the Johnny penguin (gentoo penguin). [6]
Aepyornis maximus, the "elephant bird" of Madagascar, was the heaviest bird ever known. Although shorter than the tallest moa, a large A. maximus could weigh over 400 kilograms (880 lb) and stand up to 3 metres (9 ft 10 in) tall. [ 18 ]
“They are the only group of birds that achieved the role of terrestrial apex predators, evolving species that basically conquered South America during the Miocene (about 23.03 million to 5.33 ...
Dromornis stirtoni is amongst the largest known birds, [12] although Aepyornis maximus, a species of elephant bird from Madagascar, were likely just as heavy, if not heavier. [13] The height of D. stirtoni would probably have met or exceeded the females of the tallest species of the genus Dinornis , the giant moa of New Zealand.
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