Heavy-footed moa
The Heavy-footed moa (Pachyornis elephantopus) was a type of moa. It only lived in New Zealand. It could not fly.[3]
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| P. elephantopus skeleton photographed by Roger Fenton | |
Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Pachyornis |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/PachyornisP. elephantopus
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| Pachyornis elephantopus | |
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Description
The heavy-footed moa was about 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall. It weighed 145 kg (320 lb).[4]
Discovery
The heavy-footed moa was discovered by W.B.D. Mantell at Awamoa, near Oamaru.[4]
Distribution and Habitat
The heavy-footed moa only lived in the South Island of New Zealand.[5][4] They lived in dry and open habitats such as grasslands, shrublands and dry forests.
Diet
The heavy-footed moa is a herbivore like other types of moa. It eats tough plants. Its only predator was the Haast's eagle.
Heavy-footed Moa Media
Restoration of Dinornis robustus and P. elephantopus
References
- ↑ Brands, S. (2008)
- ↑ Checklist Committee Ornithological Society of New Zealand. Checklist-of-Birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands and the Ross Dependency Antarctica (2010)Te Papa Press. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ↑ Grzimek, Bernhard. Grzimek's animal life encyclopedia. (2003–2004). Detroit: Gale. ISBN 0-7876-5362-4. OCLC 49260053.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 New Zealand Birds | Birds | Gallery | Heavy-Footed Moa, Pachyornis elephantopus. www.nzbirds.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ↑ Worthy, T.H.. An analysis of the distribution and relative abundance of moa species (Aves: Dinornithiformes) (in en). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 17 (2) (1990). p. 213–241. doi:10.1080/03014223.1990.10422598.