Aepyornis maximus, Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire, 1851 (=Aepyornis modestus, Milne-Edwards & Grandidier, 1869;
aepjˈɔrnis mˈaksimʊs, dʒeoffrˈoisˈaɪntilˈaɪre, mˈille otːotʃˈɛnto tʃinkwˈantˈuno ʊɡwˈale aepjˈɔrnis modˈɛstʊs, mˈilneˈedwards ˈand ɡrandidjˈɛr, mˈille otːotʃˈɛnto sessˈantanˈɔve;