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rare
Moa
Dinornis robustus
Era: QuaternaryDiet: HerbivorousPeriod: Holocene
The South Island giant moa (Dinornis robustus) is an extinct species of moa in the genus Dinornis, known in Māori by the name moa nunui. It was one of the tallest-known bird species to walk the Earth, exceeded in weight only by the heavier but shorter extinct elephant bird of Madagascar