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...
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Megalapteryx Upland moa, Megalapteryx didinus (South Island, New Zealand) Two unnamed species are also known from the Saint Bathans Fauna. Because moa are a...
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List of birds of New Zealand (section Upland moa)
About two-thirds of all moa species are in the lesser moa family. Order: Dinornithiformes Family: Megalapterygidae The upland moa (Megalapteryx didinus)...
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extinct upland moa and tinamous, are among the most basal members of the ratite order. The South Island giant moa was the largest species of moa. Adult...
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Zealand Birds Online". nzbirdsonline.org.nz. Retrieved 18 May 2022. "Upland moa | New Zealand Birds Online". www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz. Retrieved 18 May...
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Flightless bird (section Dinornithiformes (moa) †)
Mantell's moa, Pachyornis geranoides † Crested moa, Pachyornis australis † Upland moa, Megalapteryx didinus † Hildebrandt's elephant bird, Aepyornis hildebrandti...
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South Island giant moa (Dinornis robustus), part of the moa family of New Zealand that went extinct about 500 years ago. The moa stood up to 3.7 m (12 ft)...
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to upland areas over 1100 m in altitude, while the large-billed species occupied the lowlands. It was larger than its only congener, the O'ahu moa-nalo...
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robustus (South Island, New Zealand) †Megalapterygidae – upland moa †Megalapteryx Upland moa, Megalapteryx didinus (South Island, New Zealand) – may have...
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Name Binomial Name Status Distribution Upland moa Megalapteryx didinus EX South Island mountains, New Zealand...
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†Megalapteryx didinus (Owen 1883) Haast 1886 (upland moa) EX late 15th century Family †Emeidae Bonaparte 1854 (lesser moas) Genus †Anomalopteryx Reichenbach 1853...
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†Dinornis South Island giant moa, Dinornis robustus (South Island, New Zealand, late 15th century?) †Megalapteryx Upland moa, Megalapteryx didinus (South...
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flightless moa—the largest of which could weigh 200 kg (440 lb). Haast's eagle became extinct around 1445, following the arrival of the Māori, who hunted moa to...
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birds New Zealand Family Megalapteryidae: upland moas Family Dinornithidae: great moas Family Emeidae: lesser moas South America; 45 species Family Tinamidae:...
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bird species. Skeleton of Edwards' koala lemur. Skeletal mounts of various moa species (1868). Depiction of a live dodo by Ustad Mansur, c. 1625. Drawing...
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1260) Giant moas Dinornithidae New Zealand Extinct (c. AD 1450) Tinamous Lesser moas Emeidae New Zealand Extinct (c. AD 1460) Upland moas Megalapterygidae...
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crab Palaeocasuarius elegans, a synonym for Megalapteryx didinus, the Upland moa, an extinct bird endemic to New Zealand Paramecolabus elegans, a synonym...
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approximans. The tallest known bird was the South Island giant moa (Dinornis robustus), part of the moa family of New Zealand that went extinct about 500 years...
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to predation by introduced pests. Evidence of habitation by Moa (most likely the Upland moa) and other extinct species of birds has been found, however...
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commonly using imported corned beef (kapapulu) Lū sipi – lū with lamb Lū moa – lū with chicken Lū hoosi – lū with horse meat Oceanian Atolls The islands...
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Gray 1870; Toujou Lacépède 1801; Tujus Rafinesque 1815] Moas. †Megalapterygidae - (Upland moas) †Megalapteryx didinus (Owen 1883) Haast 1886 [Palaeocasuarius...
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extinct moa of New Zealand and elephant birds of Madagascar. All ratites are flightless. While it was long presumed that kiwi were closely related to moa, recent...
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birds and seals, and the moa, New Zealand swan, and New Zealand goose were hunted to extinction. Haast's eagle relied on moas for food, and also became...
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Desert MOA, with overlying Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace (ATCAA), Reveille North and South MOA and ATCAA, [and] Restricted Areas": Desert MOA: "subdivided...
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Desert rat-kangaroo illustration Restoration of a broad-billed moa, possibly the last moa species to become extinct Restoration of Hoplodactylus delcourti...
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†Thambetochenina (moa-nalos) Genus †Chelychelynechen Olson & James 1991 †Chelychelynechen quassus Olson & James 1991 (turtle-jawed moa-nalos) Genus †Ptaiochen...
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native land mammals, but also had ratite birds, including the kiwi and the moa. The Australasian realm includes some nearby island groups, like Wallacea...
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and claim the lineage of both fathers. The eleventh wā pays homage to the Moa. The twelfth wā honors the lineage of Wākea, whose son Hāloa is the ancestor...
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(4.9 million hectares) and 47% is arable land, although most of this is upland pasture. The 'slash and burn' technique is used extensively to convert woodland...
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Development Council (MIDC) was created through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) dated February 9, 2001, by the City of Iloilo, along with four nearby municipalities:...
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