Category
page 1Birds described in 2000
Gunnison Grouse
species of bird
Caatinga Antwren
species of bird
Scarlet-banded Barbet
Neotropical barbet species
Western Red-billed Hornbill
species of bird
Locustella alishanensis
species of bird
Foothill Elaenia
species of bird
Niue Night Heron
species of bird
Niue Rail
species of bird
Viti Levu Scrubfowl
species of bird (fossil)
Noble Megapode
Megavitiornis altirostris is an extinct, flightless, giant stem-galliform bird that was endemic to Fiji, it is the only known species in the genus Megavitiornis. Originally thought to be a megapode, more recent morphological studies indicate a close relationship with Sylviornis of New Caledonia, with both genera belonging to the family Sylviornithidae outside of the Galliformes crown group. It is likely that it became extinct through overhunting shortly after the colonisation of the Fiji Islands by humans.