Aepyornis

Aepyornis is an Elephant bird, one of three genera of ratite birds endemic to Madagascar until their extinction about 1000 A.D. The species "A". maximus weighed up to , and until recently was regarded as the largest known bird of all time. 

DNA studies have found that Vorombe titan was indistinguishable from A. maximus, and probably (was or) represented large females of the species. Earlier (2018), the largest Aepyornis specis, weighing up to , was moved to the related genus Vorombe.

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Category:Ratites
Category:Fossils
Category:Extinct birds