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{{Short description|Family of moa}}
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| fossil_range = [[Pleistocene]]-[[Holocene]]
| fossil_range = [[Pleistocene]]-[[Holocene]]
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| image_caption = Skeleton of the [[eastern moa]] (''Emeus crassus'') in Musee des Confluences, Lyon
| image_caption = Skeleton of the [[eastern moa]] (''Emeus crassus'') in Musee des Confluences, Lyon
| taxon = Emeidae
| taxon = Emeidae
| authority = (Bonaparte 1854)<ref name="nzbirdtaxalist">{{cite web |author = Checklist Committee [[Ornithological Society of New Zealand]] |date=2010 |title=Checklist-of-Birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands and the Ross Dependency Antarctica |url=http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/sites/all/files/checklist/Checklist-of-Birds.pdf |publisher=Te Papa Press |volume= |issue= |pages= |access-date= 4 January 2016}}</ref>
| authority = ([[Charles Lucien Bonaparte|Bonaparte]], 1854)<ref name="nzbirdtaxalist">{{cite web |author = Checklist Committee [[Ornithological Society of New Zealand]] |date=2010 |title=Checklist-of-Birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands and the Ross Dependency Antarctica |url=http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/sites/all/files/checklist/Checklist-of-Birds.pdf |publisher=Te Papa Press |volume= |issue= |pages= |access-date= 4 January 2016}}</ref>
| type_species = ''[[Emeus crassus]]''
| type_species = ''[[Emeus crassus]]''
| type_species_authority = ([[Richard Owen|Owen]], 1846) Reichenbach 1853 non Parker 1895<ref name="nzbirdtaxalist"></ref>
| type_species_authority = ([[Richard Owen|Owen]], 1846) Reichenbach 1853 non Parker 1895<ref name="nzbirdtaxalist" />
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision_ranks = Species
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| subdivision =
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''[[Pachyornis australis]]'' <small>Crested moa</small>
''[[Pachyornis australis]]'' <small>Crested moa</small>
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The '''lesser moa''' ([[Family (biology)|family]] '''Emeidae''') were a family in the [[moa]] [[Order (biology)|order]] Dinornithiformes'''.''' The moa were [[Ratite|ratites]] from [[New Zealand]]. About two-thirds of all moa species are in the lesser moa family.<ref>{{Cite web |title=moa {{!}} Size, Extinction, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/animal/moa |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> Ratites are flightless birds with a [[sternum]] without a [[Keel (bird anatomy)|keel]]. They also have a distinctive [[palate]]. The origin of the ratites is becoming clearer as it is now believed that early ancestors of these birds were able to fly and flew to the southern areas that they have been found in.<ref name=":0" /><!-- May 2022: Many other Wikipedia articles related to taxonomic families of birds, mammals, reptiles, etc. are very long, detailed, and well-sourced. I hope that this brand-new article for the lesser moa family will eventually reach that standard. -->
The '''lesser moa'''{{efn|The word “moa” is from the [[Māori language]], and is both singular and plural. Usage in New Zealand English and in the scientific literature in recent years has been changing to reflect this.}} ([[Family (biology)|family]] '''Emeidae''') were a family in the [[moa]] [[Order (biology)|order]] Dinornithiformes'''.''' About two-thirds of all moa species are in the lesser moa family.<ref>{{Cite web |title=moa {{!}} Size, Extinction, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/animal/moa |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> The moa were [[ratite]]s from [[New Zealand]]. Ratites are flightless birds with a [[sternum]] without a [[Keel (bird anatomy)|keel]]. They also have a distinctive [[palate]]. The origin of the ratites is becoming clearer as it is now believed that early ancestors of these birds were able to fly and flew to the southern areas that they have been found in.<ref name=":0" /><!-- May 2022: Many other Wikipedia articles related to taxonomic families of birds, mammals, reptiles, etc. are very long, detailed, and well-sourced. I hope that this brand-new article for the lesser moa family will eventually reach that standard. -->


== Species ==
== Species ==
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** [[Mantell's moa]], ''Pachyornis geranoides'' (North Island, New Zealand)
** [[Mantell's moa]], ''Pachyornis geranoides'' (North Island, New Zealand)
** [[Crested moa]], ''Pachyornis australis'' (South Island, New Zealand)
** [[Crested moa]], ''Pachyornis australis'' (South Island, New Zealand)

==Notes==
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== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 16:27, 17 January 2024

Lesser moa
Temporal range: Pleistocene-Holocene
Skeleton of the eastern moa (Emeus crassus) in Musee des Confluences, Lyon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Infraclass: Palaeognathae
Order: †Dinornithiformes
Family: †Emeidae
(Bonaparte, 1854)[1]
Type species
Emeus crassus
(Owen, 1846) Reichenbach 1853 non Parker 1895[1]
Species

Anomalopteryx didiformis Bush moa
Emeus crassus Eastern moa
Euryapteryx curtus Broad-billed moa
Pachyornis elephantopus Heavy-footed moa
Pachyornis geranoides Mantell's moa Pachyornis australis Crested moa

The lesser moa[a] (family Emeidae) were a family in the moa order Dinornithiformes. About two-thirds of all moa species are in the lesser moa family.[2] The moa were ratites from New Zealand. Ratites are flightless birds with a sternum without a keel. They also have a distinctive palate. The origin of the ratites is becoming clearer as it is now believed that early ancestors of these birds were able to fly and flew to the southern areas that they have been found in.[3]

Species[edit]

The currently recognised genera and species are:[3][4]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The word “moa” is from the Māori language, and is both singular and plural. Usage in New Zealand English and in the scientific literature in recent years has been changing to reflect this.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Checklist Committee Ornithological Society of New Zealand (2010). "Checklist-of-Birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands and the Ross Dependency Antarctica" (PDF). Te Papa Press. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  2. ^ "moa | Size, Extinction, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  3. ^ a b Davies, S.J.J.F. (2003). "Moas". In Hutchins, Michael (ed.). Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Vol. 8 Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins (2 ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. pp. 95–98. ISBN 978-0-7876-5784-0.
  4. ^ Stephenson, Brent (5 January 2009). "New Zealand Recognised Bird Names (NZRBN) database". New Zealand: Ornithological Society of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2022.


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