User:AvesEditor

AvesEditor; Temporal range: Holocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	AvesEditor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Cariamiformes
Family:	†Phorusrhacidae
Subfamily:	†Phorusrhacinae
Genus:	†Kelenken; (AvesEditor, 2026)

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Hi Wikipedia. I am interested in birds, particularly large extinct ones and try to add any information to them that I know. Apologies for any mistake.

My favorite kind of birds are waterfowl, rails (the family), and ratites

Extinct bird work:

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Articles Created:

Namornis

Struthio oldawayi

Tsondabornis

Articles Expanded a lot:

Pachystruthio

Struthio anderssoni

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Current Project:

- Nothing in particular

I was counting previous edits so this may be slightly off:

Mass added to 27 species (last updated August 3 2026)

Wingspan (or height for flightless) added to 20 species (last updated July 30 2026)

Egg dimensions and/or mass added to 73 species (last updated August 4 2026)

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This user likes Paleognathous birds.

This user likes Pachystruthio.

This user is a member of WikiProject Paleontology.

This user likes Honkers.

This user is a Trumpeter.

Emus have fluffy coats.

This user is a member of
WikiProject Birds.

This user likes
phorusrhacids.

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This user wishes the elephant bird wasn't extinct.

This user likes Ostriches.

This user likes
dromornithids.

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This user likes prehistoric birds.

This user knows that birds are dinosaurs.

This user loves chickens.

This user is a birder and submits sightings to eBird.

This user is proud to be one with penguins.

Bird tables: (by me, not a scientist)

Largest Extinct Flying Birds (by wingspan)

Scientific Name	Mass (kilograms)	Wingspan (meters)	Citations
Pelagornis Sandersi	21.9–40.1	6.06–7.38	[2]
Argentavis Magnificens	79.8, 70-72	7, 5.70–6.07, 5.09–5.57	[1][2][3][4]
Pelagornis chilensis	16-29 kg	5.2+	[6]
Aiolornis incredibilis	25	5, 4.2, 5.2-5.9	[1][5][8]
Osteodontornis orri		4.26-4.87, 5.5-6	[12]
Pelagornis mauretanicus		4.3-5.37, 5.5	[8]
Dasornis emuinus		3.5-4.5, 4+	[11][13]
Ephippiorhynchus tchoufour	25	4	[8]
Dryornis pampeanus	21, 26	3.87-4	[9][10]
Teratornis woodburnensis		3.6-4.2	[7]
Teratornis merriami	13.7	3.5, 3.93	[3][4]
Leptoptilos falconeri	20	3.72, 3.6	[8]