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|domain=Eukaryota
|kingdom=Animalia
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|superclass=Tetrapoda
|class=Aves
|subclass=Neornithes
|infraclass=Neoaves
|superorder=Apterygimorphae
|order=Dinornithiformes
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'''Moa''' were a number of species of large, flightless birds, [[endemic]] to New Zealand. They ranged in size from a little larger than a turkey, to 13 feet tall, weighing almost 600lbs. They were hunted to extinction shortly after the arrival of the native [[Maori]] population.
'''Moa''' were a number of species of large, flightless birds, [[endemic]] to New Zealand. They ranged in size from a little larger than a turkey, to 13 feet tall, weighing almost 600lbs. They were hunted to extinction shortly after the arrival of the native [[Maori]] population.
==Species==
Order Dinornithiformes
*Family Dinornithidae
:Genus ''Dinornis''
::North Island giant moa, ''Dinornis novaezealandiae''
::South Island giant moa, ''Dinornis robustus''
*Family Emeidae
:Genus ''Anomalopteryx''
::Bush moa, ''Anomalopteryx didiformis''
:Genus ''Emeus''
::Eastern moa, ''Emeus crassus''
:Genus ''Euryapteryx''
::Coastal moa, ''Euryapteryx curtus''
:Genus ''Pachyornis''
::Crested moa, ''Pachyornis australis''
::Heavy-footed moa, ''Pachyornis elephantopus''
::Mantell's moa, ''Pachyornis geranoides''
*Family Megalapterygidae
:Genus ''Megalapteryx''
::Upland moa, ''Megalapteryx didinus''
==References==
==References==