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Pelagornis sandersi
species of bird (fossil)
Chatham Kaka
species of bird
Bahian Mouse-colored Tapaculo
species of bird
Cichlocolaptes mazarbarnetti
species of bird
Sulawesi Streaked Flycatcher
species of bird
Garganornis
Garganornis (meaning "Gargano bird") is an extinct genus of enormous flightless anatid waterfowl from the Late Miocene of Gargano, Italy. The genus contains one species, G. ballmanni, named by Meijer in 2014. Its enormous size is thought to have been an adaptation to living in exposed, open areas with no terrestrial predators, and as a deterrent to the indigenous aerial predators like the eagle Garganoaetus and the giant barn owl Tyto gigantea.
Mergus milleneri
species of bird (fossil)
Mauritius starling
species of bird (extinct)
Guadalcanal moustached kingfisher
subspecies of bird
Iteravis
Iteravis () is an extinct genus of ornithuromorph bird known from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of what is today the Liaoning Province of China. The genus contains a single species, Iteravis huchzermeyeri, named in honor of the archosaur palaeontologist Dr. Fritz Huchzermeyer, who died shortly before Iteravis was described. The relationships between Iteravis and species of Gansus have been debated, with some researchers arguing for a synonymy between the former and G. zheni, and others recovering a closer relationship between the two genera within the family Gansuidae.