Extinct flightless birds

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 86. Chapters: Dodo, Moa, Great Auk, Gastornis, Elephant bird, Stephens Island Wren, Dromornithidae, Aepyornis, Hesperornithes, Rodrigues Solitaire, Laysan Rail, Hesperornis, Phorusrhacidae, Baptornis, Psilopterus, Titanis, Arabian Ostrich, Phorusrhacos, Hawaiian Rail, Moa-nalo, Broad-billed Parrot, Jamaican Flightless Ibis, Adzebill, Red Rail, Inkayacu, Raphinae, Mancallinae, Upland Moa, Eastern Moa, Ornimegalonyx, Kangaroo Island Emu, Brontornis, Gastornithiformes, Palaeeudyptes, Waitaha Penguin, Icadyptes salasi, Sylviornis, Parahesperornis, Rodrigues Rail, Polarornis, Tahitian Red-billed Rail, Long-legged Bunting, King Island Emu, Wake Island Rail, Atitlán Grebe, Ascension Night Heron, Dromornis, Mullerornis, Kosrae Island Crake, Andalgalornis, Palaeeudyptes antarcticus, Talpanas, Mesembriornis, Paraptenodytes brodkorbi, Tasmanian Emu, Crested Moa, Plotopteridae, Heavy-footed Moa, Palaeospheniscus, Anomalopteryx, Strigogyps, Long-billed Wren, Palaeospheniscus bergi, North Island Giant Moa, North Island Broad-billed Moa, New Caledonian Rail, Saint Helena Swamphen, Genyornis, Barawertornis, Waimanu, Finsch's Duck, Archaeospheniscus, Bullockornis, South Island Giant Moa, Inguza, North Island Takahe, Chendytes, Archaeospheniscus lopdelli, Lord Howe Swamphen, Saint Helena Crake, Paraptenodytes robustus, Palaeospheniscus gracilis, Palaeeudyptes marplesi, Mappin's Moa, Chatham Island Duck, Ascension Flightless Crake, Palaeeudyptes gunnari, Giant Hoopoe, Pachydyptes, Cariamae, Kelenken, Struthio coppensi, Struthio dmanisensis, Palaeospheniscus wimani, New Zealand Owlet-nightjar, Viti Levu Giant Pigeon, Great Maui Crake, Cnemiornis, Palaeospheniscus patagonicus, Archaeospheniscus wimani, Hawkins' Rail, Stout-legged Moa, Palaeeudyptes klekowskii, Great O¿ahu Crake, Struthio orlovi, Asian Ostrich, Dinornis struthoides, Viti Levu Rail, Judinornis, Potamornis, Canadaga, Terrestrial Caracara, Archaeospheniscus lowei, Chatham Islands Penguin, Palaeospheniscus biloculatus, Emuarius, Asiahesperornis, Ilbandornis, Paraphysornis, Coniornis, Pasquiaornis, Struthio linxiaensis, Aptenodytes ridgeni, Omorhamphus, Pseudaptenodytes, Devincenzia, Zhongyuanus, Paleopsilopterus, Pygoscelis tyreei, Procariama, Anthropodyptes, Patagornis, Andrewsornis. Excerpt: The Great Auk, Pinguinus impennis, formerly of the genus Alca, was a large, flightless alcid that became extinct in the mid-19th century. It was the only modern species in the genus Pinguinus, a group of birds that formerly included one other species of flightless giant auk from the Atlantic Ocean region. It bred on rocky, isolated islands with easy access to both the ocean and a plentiful food supply, a rarity in nature that provided only a few breeding sites for the auks. When not breeding, the auks spent their time foraging in the waters of the North Atlantic, ranging as far south as the New England region and northern Spain through Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Norway, Ireland, and Great Britain. The Great Auk was 75 to 85 centimetres (30 to 33 in) tall and weighed around 5 kilograms (11 lb), making it the largest member of the alcid family. It had a black back and a white belly. The black beak was heavy and hooked with grooves on its surface. During the breeding season, the Great Auk had a white patch over each eye. After the breeding season, the auk lost this patch, instead developing a white band stretching between the eyes. The wings were 15 centimetres (5.9 i...