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The North Island giant moa ( Dinornis novaezealandiae) is among dozens of bird species that became extinct after the human settlement of New Zealand. This is a list of New Zealand species extinct in the Holocene that covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geologic epoch that began about 11,650 years Before Present (about 9700 BCE) [ a ...
Moa bones (and the bones of other extinct birds) have been found in caves throughout New Zealand, especially in the limestone/marble areas of northwest Nelson, Karamea, Waitomo, and Te Anau. Moa bones and eggshell fragments sometimes occur in active coastal sand dunes, where they may erode from paleosols and concentrate in ' blowouts ' between ...
Haast's eagle (Hieraaetus moorei) is an extinct species of eagle that lived in the South Island of New Zealand, commonly accepted to be the pouākai of Māori mythology. [2] It is the largest eagle known to have existed, with an estimated weight of 10–18 kilograms (22–40 pounds), compared to the next-largest and extant harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja), at up to 9 kg (20 lb). [3]
Neomorpha crassirostris (male) Heteralocha gouldi. The huia ( / ˈhuːjə, - iːə / HOO-yə, -ee-ə; [ 2] Māori: [ˈhʉiˌa]; Heteralocha acutirostris) is an extinct species of New Zealand wattlebird, endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. The last confirmed sighting of a huia was in 1907, although there was another credible sighting ...
New Zealand goose. New Zealand musk duck. New Zealand owlet-nightjar. New Zealand quail. New Zealand raven. New Zealand stiff-tailed duck. New Zealand swan. North Island giant moa. North Island little spotted kiwi.
Extinct birds of New Zealand (1 C, 88 P) R. Extinct reptiles of New Zealand (6 P) Pages in category "Extinct animals of New Zealand"
300 cm (120 in) Weight. 55–88 kg (120–190 lb) 78–249 kg (170–550 lb) The North Island giant moa ( Dinornis novaezealandiae) is an extinct moa in the genus Dinornis, known in Māori as kuranui. [ 4] Even though it might have walked with a lowered posture, standing upright, it would have been the tallest bird ever to exist, with a height ...
Upland moa. The upland moa ( Megalapteryx didinus) is an extinct species of moa that was endemic to New Zealand. It is a ratite, a grouping of flightless birds with no keel on the sternum. It was the last moa species to become extinct, vanishing around 1500 CE, and was predominantly found in alpine and sub-alpine environments.