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Skull of Eyles' Harrier (Circus teauteensis)

August 2023
Eyles' Harrier was a giant endemic harrier of NZ which became extinct after the arrival of Maori and before the arrival of Europeans. NZBirdsOnline describes it as being "the size of a small golden eagle", and an estimated four times heavier than the extant Australasian Swamp Harrier Circus approximans which is found in NZ today - the small skull in the photo is that of C. approximans.
 

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Auckland War Memorial Museum
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Device
Canon Canon EOS 1100D
Aperture
ƒ/3.5
Focal length
20.0 mm
Exposure time
1/13 second(s)
ISO
3200
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
IMG_1649.JPG
File size
4.2 MB
Date taken
Wed, 23 August 2023 11:41 AM
Dimensions
4272px x 2848px

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