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It lived on the South Island of New Zealand as well as in Rakiura [10] and Native Island [11] and its habitat was the lowlands (shrubland, duneland, grassland, and forests). [3] Along with other members of the moa family, the South Island giant moa went extinct due to predation from humans about 200 years after colonisation by Māori. [12]
The giant moa (Dinornis) is an extinct genus of birds belonging to the moa family. As with other moa, it was a member of the order Dinornithiformes. It was endemic to New Zealand. Two species of Dinornis are considered valid, the North Island giant moa (Dinornis novaezealandiae) and the South Island giant moa (Dinornis robustus). In addition ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 December 2024. Extinct order of birds This article is about the extinct New Zealand birds known as moa. For other uses, see Moa (disambiguation). Moa Temporal range: Miocene – Holocene, 17–0.0006 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N North Island giant moa skeleton Scientific classification Domain ...
The giant moa (Dinornis) is an extinct genus of birds belonging to the moa family. As with other moa, it was a member of the order Dinornithiformes. It was endemic to New Zealand. Two species of Dinornis are considered valid, the North Island giant moa (Dinornis novaezealandiae) and the South Island giant moa (Dinornis robustus). In addition ...
North Island, South Island, and Stewart Island [29] Most recent bones in Echo Valley, Fiordland were dated to 1310-1420 CE. [33] The main cause of extinction was overhunting. Moa chicks may have been eaten by Polynesian dogs. [34] Eastern moa: Emeus crassus: South Island [29] Most recent eggshell fragments at Wairau Bar were dated to 1320 ...
Genus †Dinornis Owen 1843 (giant moas) †Dinornis novaezealandiae Owen 1843 (North Island giant moa) †Dinornis robustus (Owen 1846) Bunce et al. 2003 (South Island giant moa) Family †Megalapteryidae. Genus †Megalapteryx Haast 1886 †Megalapteryx didinus (Owen 1883) Haast 1886 (upland moa) EX late 15th century; Family †Emeidae ...
The heavy-footed moa (Pachyornis elephantopus) is a species of moa from the lesser moa family. The heavy-footed moa was widespread only in the South Island of New Zealand, and its habitat was the lowlands (shrublands, dunelands, grasslands, and forests). [3] The moa were ratites, flightless birds with a sternum without a keel.
The Southland temperate forests is a temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion on New Zealand's South Island. The natural vegetation was mostly forest, but over the centuries human activities, including grazing and fires, replaced much of the original forest with grassland and agriculture. [2] [3] [4]