Elephant bird
Flightless bird
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Elephant birds are extinct flightless birds belonging to the order Aepyornithiformes that were native to the island of Madagascar. They are thought to have become extinct around AD 1000, likely as a result of human activity. Elephant birds... Wikipedia
Extinction status: Extinct
Scientific name: Aepyornithidae
Closest relative: New Zealand kiwi
Clade: Novaeratitae
Class: Aves
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia