Question

What is known as a now-extinct flightless bird and last seen on an island off the coast of Iceland?

Answer 1

The Great Auk (also known as the garefowl) is a now-extinct flightless bird that was last seen on an island off the coast of Iceland. It was hunted to extinction in the 19th century.

Answer 2

garefowl) is a now-extinct flightless bird that was last seen on an island off the coast of Iceland. It was hunted to extinction in the 19th century.

Answer 3

The bird you are referring to is the Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis). It was a large, flightless bird that lived in the North Atlantic Ocean, primarily in Iceland, Greenland, and Canada. It was hunted for its meat, eggs, and feathers, and this led to its extinction in the mid-19th century. The last known pair of Great Auks was seen on the small Icelandic island of Eldey in 1844, and they were subsequently killed by hunters.

Answer 4

There is no known flightless bird that was native to Iceland. 

The only species of bird that is now extinct in Iceland is the great auk, which was a flightless seabird that was last seen in Iceland in 1844. 

However, the great auk was not exclusive to Iceland and was also found in other parts of the North Atlantic.