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The extinct bird is

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Dromaeus
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Aepyornis
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Apteryx
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Rhea
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Solution

The correct option is A Aepyornis
Aepyornis is a genus of aepyornithids, one of the two genera of birds to Madagascar, also known as elephant birds. It weighed upto 400 kg and was the world's largest bird until extinction, about 1000 years ago.
Thus, the correct answer is option (B), 'Aepyornis'.

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