elephant bird or aepyornithiformes
family of birds (subfossil)
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Summary
elephant bird or aepyornithiformes is a fossil taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.35% of fossil taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,503 views/month, #34 of 9,701).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: family[3]
- Parent taxon: Aepyornithiformes[4]
- Endemic to: Madagascar[5]
- Taxon name: Aepyornithidae[6]
- Commons category: Aepyornithidae[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Aepyornithidae[8]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11], Small Soviet Encyclopedia[12]
- Taxon common name: elephant bird[13], oiseau-éléphant[14]
- Different from: Aepyornis[15]
Body
Identifiers
elephant bird or aepyornithiformes's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 570755[16]. elephant bird or aepyornithiformes's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 147492[17]. elephant bird or aepyornithiformes's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4433299[18]. elephant bird or aepyornithiformes's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4844153[19].
Why It Matters
elephant bird or aepyornithiformes has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 93 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]