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Diverse group of mainly extinct flightless birds including the 10 foot tall elephant bird?
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What is the name for the diverse group of mainly extinct birds including the elephant bird?
Moa's from Madagascar.
What is an extinct bird that cannot fly?
One flying reptile that is extinct is a pterosaur.Pteranodon
How many Ibis species are there?
There are 26 including an extinct species Jamaican Flightless Ibis.
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RatitesOstrichOstrichEmuKangaroo Island Emu (extinct)King Island Emu (extinct)CassowariesMoa (extinct)Elephant birds (extinct)KiwisRheasAnseriformes (Waterfowl)Law's diving gooseBermuda Island Flightless Duck (extinct)Auckland Island Flightless DuckAuckland Island flightless tealFalkland Steamer DuckDromornis (extinct)Genyornis (extinct)Law's diving Goose (extinct)Galliformes (Wildfowl)SilkieNew Caledonian Giant Megapode (extinct)SilkieDomestic turkeyPodicipediformes (Grebes)Junin Flightless GrebeTiticaca Flightless GrebeAtitlán Grebe (extinct, reportedly flightless [Hunter 1988])Pelicaniformes (Pelicans, Cormorants, et al.)Flightless CormorantFlightless CormorantSphenisciformes (Penguins)PenguinsCoraciiformes (Kingfishers, Hornbills, et al.)Giant Hoopoe (extinct)Anseriformes (Waterfowl)Moa-nalos (extinct)Magellanic Flightless Steamer DuckFalkland Flightless Steamer DuckWhite-headed Flightless Steamer DuckAuckland Island TealCampbell Island TealCiconiiformes (Herons, Ibis)Réunion Sacred Ibis (extinct)Gruiformes (Cranes, Rails)Rodrigues RailRed RailWekaCuban Flightless Crane (extinct)Red Rail (extinct)Rodrigues Rail (extinct)Woodford's Rail (probably flightless)Bar-winged Rail (extinct, probably flightless)WekaNew Caledonian RailLord Howe WoodhenCalayan RailNew Britain RailGuam RailRoviana Rail ("flightless, or nearly so" [Taylor 1998])Tahiti Rail (extinct)Dieffenbach's Rail (extinct)Chatham Rail (extinct)Wake Island Rail (extinct)Snoring RailInaccessible Island RailLaysan Rail (extinct)Hawaiian Rail (extinct)Kosrae Island Crake (extinct)Henderson Island CrakeInvisible RailNew Guinea Flightless RailLord Howe Swamphen (extinct, probably flightless)North Island Takahe (extinct)TakaheSamoan Wood RailMakira Wood RailTristan Moorhen (extinct)Gough Island MoorhenTasmanian Native-henGiant Coot (adults only; immatures can fly)Adzebills (extinct)KaguCharadriiformes (Gulls, Terns, Auks)Great AukGreat Auk (extinct)Diving Puffin (extinct)Psittaciformes (Parrots)KakapoBroad-billed Parrot (extinct)Columbiformes (Pigeons, Doves)DodoDodo (extinct)Rodrigues Solitaire (extinct)Viti Levu Giant Pigeon (extinct)Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars)New Zealand Owlet-nightjar (extinct)Strigformes (Owls)OrnimegalonyxCuban Giant Owl (extinct)Passeriformes (Perching Birds)Stephens Island Wren (extinct)Long-legged Bunting (extinct)
What bird is the kiwis extinct cousin?
The kiwi's extinct cousin is known as the elephant bird (Aepyornithidae). The elephant bird was a large, flightless bird native to the island of Madagascar. It is considered one of the largest birds to have ever existed. These birds went extinct several centuries ago, likely due to a combination of factors, including habitat loss and hunting by humans. The kiwi and the elephant bird are not closely related in terms of taxonomy, but they share some similarities due to convergent evolution. Both are flightless, ground-dwelling birds with small wings and a long, slender bill. They also have similar ecological roles as they both fill niches similar to those of small mammals in their respective ecosystems. Kiwis, which are native to New Zealand, are the closest living relatives to the extinct elephant bird.
What the maori word for extinct flightless bird?
what is the maori word for flightless bird
What is an extinct ratite?
A 'ratite'is a large flightless bird, such as an emu Emu, Ostrich, Rhea, Cassowary, etc.. So an 'extinct ratite' is a similar bird which has died out.... The best known examples are probably the Moa, and the Madagascan Elephant Bird.
Group of mainly extinct flightless birds?
Dodos.
This bird is now extinct starting with M?
A flightless bird that starts with 'm' is the Moa.
Is the Asia elephant extinct?
No it is not.
Is elephant exctinct?
The Asian and African elephant is not extinct but the mammoth is.
What is a clumsy flightless bird now extinct?
It was the Dodo (Raphus cucullatus).
