Mantell's moa
Mantell's moa (Pachyornis geranoides) also known as Mappin's moa[3] is an extinct species of New Zealand birds of the family Moa. These moa were endemic to the North Island. They were abundant in low lying . Its habitat was the lowlands (shrublands, grasslands, dunelands, and forests).[4] It was a ratite and a member of the Struthioniform Order. The Struthioniformes are flightless birds, whose sternum lacks a keel and whose palate is distinctive. The origin of the Mantell's Moa is becoming clearer as it is now believed that early ancestors of these birds were able to fly and flew to the southern areas where their remains have been recovered.[4]
| Mantell's moa Temporal range: Pleistocene- Late Holocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | †Dinornithiformes |
| Family: | †Emeidae |
| Genus: | †Pachyornis |
| Species: | †P. geranoides |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pachyornis geranoides | |
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Footnotes
- Brands, S. (2008)
- Checklist Committee Ornithological Society of New Zealand (2010). "Checklist-of-Birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica" (PDF). Te Papa Press. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/mantells-moa
- Davies, S. J. J. F. (2003)
References
- Brands, Sheila (Aug 14, 2008). "Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification, Genus Euryapteryx". Project: The Taxonomicon. Retrieved Feb 4, 2009.
- Davies, S.J.J.F. (2003). "Moas". In Hutchins, Michael (ed.). Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. 8 Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins (2 ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. pp. 95–98. ISBN 0-7876-5784-0.
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