English: The giant moa (Dinornis novaezealandiae) is an extinct genus of ratite birds belonging to the moa family. It was endemic to New Zealand. In Rothschild's book 'Extinct Birds' this moa has been given the scientific name Dinornis ingens.
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Extinct birds : an attempt to unite in one volume a short account of those birds which have become extinct in historical times : that is, within the last six or seven hundred years : to which are added a few which still exist, but are on the verge of extinction. By Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937). (https://archive.org/details/extinctbirdsatte00roth)
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The giant moa (Dinornis novaezealandiae) is an extinct genus of ratite birds belonging to the moa family. It was endemic to New Zealand. In Rothschild's book 'Extinct Birds' this moa has been given the scientific name Dinornis ingens.
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