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Kōrero: Moa

Ratite birds

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Ratite birds

This diagram shows the size of the female giant moa (Dinornis) relative to other members of the ratite group of birds. Of those illustrated here, the two largest – the elephant bird from Madagascar and the moa – are extinct.

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Trevor H. Worthy, Moa – Scientific classification, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/diagram/11361/ratite-birds (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Trevor H. Worthy, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.