Aepyornis hildebrandti

Aepyornis hildebrandti

Taxonavigation

Familia: †Aepyornithidae
Genus: †Aepyornis
Species: †Aepyornis hildebrandti

Name

Aepyornis hildebrandti Burckhardt, 1893

Synonyms

• Aepyornis gracilis Monnier, 1913 [Hansford & Turvey 2018: 20]
• Aepyornis lentus Milne-Edwards & Grandidier, 1895: 124 [Hansford & Turvey 2018: 20]

References

Primary references

• Milne-Edwards, A. & Grandidier, A. 1894. Observations sur les Aepyornis de Madagascar. C. r. hebd. séances Acad. sci. 118: 122–127. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Angst, D. & Buffetaut, E. 2017. Palaeobiology of Giant Flightless Birds. Elsevier: Amsterdam. ISBN 978-1-78548-136-9. DOI: 10.1016/C2015-0-06179-2 Reference page. 
• Hansford, J.P. & Turvey, S.T. 2018. Unexpected diversity within the extinct elephant birds (Aves: Aepyornithidae) and a new identity for the world’s largest bird. Royal Society Open Science 5: 181295. DOI: 10.1098/rsos.181295 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Hildebrandt's Elephant bird