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The North Island giant moa (Dinornis novaezealandiae) is among dozens of bird species that became extinct after the human settlement of New Zealand. This is a list of New Zealand species extinct in the Holocene that covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geologic epoch that began about 11,650 years Before Present (about 9700 BCE ) [ a ...
New Zealand bittern; New Zealand coot; New Zealand goose; New Zealand musk duck; New Zealand owlet-nightjar; New Zealand quail; New Zealand raven; New Zealand stiff-tailed duck; New Zealand swan; North Island giant moa; North Island little spotted kiwi; North Island piopio; North Island snipe; North Island takahē; Notochen
The New Zealand owlet-nightjar was a nocturnal bird that inhabited a range of environments across New Zealand, including dense forests, caves, and shrublands. [1] Since this species went extinct before the widespread development of human civilization in New Zealand, no physical traits have been recorded; inferences about their appearance are ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 December 2024. Extinct order of birds This article is about the extinct New Zealand birds known as moa. For other uses, see Moa (disambiguation). Moa Temporal range: Miocene – Holocene, 17–0.0006 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N North Island giant moa skeleton Scientific classification Domain ...
Extinct Norfolk kākā. An unidentified parakeet lived on Campbell Island, but was extinct by 1840, so had disappeared before it could be scientifically described. [4] The Chatham Island kākā (Nestor chathamensis) was extinct by 1550–1700, so is only described from sub-fossil remains, [5] and the Norfolk Island kākā (Nestor productus) was extinct by 1851.
The North Island snipe is extinct. Its prehistoric distribution comprised the North Island where subfossil remains have been found in several places. It became extinct on the mainland of North Island following the occupation of New Zealand by Polynesians (the ancestors of the Māori people) and the associated introduction of Pacific rats (Rattus exulans).
The Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand (rev. & updated 4th ed.). New Zealand: Penguin. ISBN 978-0143570929. Checklist Committee Ornithological Society of New Zealand (2010). "Available online as a PDF" (PDF). Checklist of the birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica (4th ed.). New Zealand: Te ...
The New Zealand goose is a bird of the extinct genus Cnemiornis of the family Anatidae, subfamily Anserinae. [3] The genus, endemic to New Zealand , consisted of two species: the North Island goose, C. gracilis and the South Island goose C. calcitrans .