Elephant birds

family of birds (subfossil)

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. Its closest living relative is the New Zealand kiwi. They became extinct sometime around AD 1000, probably as a result of human activity.

Mullerornis modestus is an extinct species of elephant bird, and the only member of the genus Mullerornis.