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Laughing owl - Plentiful when Europeans arrived in NZ, extinct by 1914. Their call has been described as "a loud cry made up of a series of dismal shrieks frequently repeated". Extinct due to persecution, land use change & predation by stoats/cats. Wikipedia
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Bushwren - Described in 1789. Flightless, grew to 9 cm long, weighing 16 g. Widespread throughout the main islands of the country until the late 19th century when mustelids were introduced & joined rats as invasive predators. Extinct by 1972. Source: Wikipedia.
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North Island & South Island Adzebill - Flightless, approx. 80 cm in length with a weight of 18 kg, making them about the size of small moa. Extinct before arrival of European explorers. Fossils have only been found in lowlands. Most likely an omnivore. Wikipedia
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Bush Moa - Smallest known species of moa, only slightly taller than a turkey, weighing approx. 30 kg. Inhabited much of the North Island & small sections of South Island. Found in lowland forests/scrubland. Extinct around 500-600 years ago. Source: Wikipedia
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Eastern moa - Standing 1.5-1.8 m (4.9–5.9 ft) tall. Its feet were very wide compared to other moas, making it very slow. Lived only on the South Island, living in the lowlands. Hunted into extinction with relative ease. Extinct by 1500. Source: Wikipedia
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The Chatham Rail - Flightless bird endemic to Chatham, Mangere and Pitt Islands. Discovered in 1871, became extinct between 1896 and 1900. Extinction caused by predation (cats/rats) & habitat destruction to provide sheep pasture. Source: Wikipedia
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Giant Moa - May have been tallest bird that ever lived, up to 3.6 m (12 ft) tall, & one of the heaviest, weighing 230–278 kg (510–613 lb). Had speckled/striped feathers for camouflage from Haast's Eagles. Were hunted to extinction by 1500s. Source: Wikipedia.
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Chatham Islands Penguin - Chatham or Warham Penguin, was a species of crested penguin, endemic to Chatham Islands. Became extinct approx. 450 years ago due to hunting. Until 1994, bones were mistaken as Fiordland or Erect-Crested Penguin. Source: Wikipedia.
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Haast's Eagle - Lived in South Island, NZ. Largest eagle known to have existed, with est. weight of 15 kilograms (33 lb), compared to the 9 kg (20 lb) Harpy Eagle. Haast's Eagle preyed on large, flightless birds, such as Moa. Extinct by 1400s. Source: Wikipedia.
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Chatham Fernbird - Mainly on Mangere Is., but fossils were found on Pitt & Chatham Is. First bird collected 1868, by "knocking it over with a stone". Last bird shot for a collection in 1895. Extinct by 1900 due to fires, overgrazing & predation. Source: Wikipedia.
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Heavy-Footed Moa - Extinction date: 16th century. Widespread only in South Island of NZ, mainly on east coast. Habitat was the lowland grasslands and forests. About 1.8 m tall, and weighed as much as 145 kg. It was less abundant than other Moa. Source: Wikipedia.
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Chatham Bellbird - Endemic to Chatham Islands. Larger than NZ Bellbird. Last observed 1906 on Little Mangere Island. Popn likely impacted by introduction of a disease as there was a sudden popn decline before other disturbances (rats, cats). Source: Wikipedia.
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NZ Goose - Consisted of the North Island goose, and the South Island goose. They were flightless and not common. Extinct before the arrival of European settlers. Considered most closely related to Cape Barren goose of Australia. Source: Wikipedia
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Bushwren - Disappeared after the introduction of mammalian predators, last seen on North Island in 1955 and South Island in 1968. Remaining popn was put on small islands off Stewart Island, but failed with the death of last known birds in 1972. Source: Wikipedia
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Upland Moa - Last moa species to become extinct, around 1500 CE. Predominantly found in alpine and sub-alpine environments. At <1m tall and about 17-34 kgs, the upland moa was among the smallest of the moa species. Only lived in NZ's Sth Is. Source: Wikipedia.
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Auckland Islands Shore Plover - Extinction date 1840. Known only from a single specimen, apparently collected in the Auckland Islands in 1840 by the crew of HMS Erebus, and now in the collection of the British Natural History Museum. Source: Wikipedia.
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