Chlidonias

Reconstructions of extinct NZ birds

Te Papa, August 2025
Various extinct NZ species which are known only from subfossil skeletal remains, having been rendered extinct between the arrival of the original Maori colonists c.1000 years ago and European arrival a couple of hundred years ago. There is also a taxidermy Kakapo in there as well. The extinct species reconstructed here are South Island Adzebill (top left), North Island Goose (top right), Stout-legged Moa (adults and chick), Hawkins' Rail (bottom left), and Finsch's Duck (bottom right).
 

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4.4 mm
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Thu, 14 August 2025 1:54 PM
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