What New Zealand bird was probably the biggest bird that ever lived?

Answer 1

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The largest bird in the fossil record may be the extinct elephant birds of Madagascar, which were related to the ostrich. They exceeded 3 m (10 ft) and 500 kg (1,120 lb). The last of the elephant birds became extinct about 300 years ago. Of almost exactly the same proportions as the largest elephant birds was Dromornis stirtoni of Australia, part of a 26,000-year old group called mihirungs of the family Dromornithidae. The tallest bird ever however was the Giant Moa (Dinornis maximus), part of the moa family of New Zealand that went extinct about 200 years ago. This moa stood up to 3.7 m (12 ft) tall[31] when it was erected in an unnatural position, but weighed about half as much as a large elephant bird or mihirung due to its comparatively slender frame. The largest carnivorous bird was Brontornis, an extinct flightless bird from South America which reached a weight of 350 to 400 kg (770 to 880 lb) and a height of about 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in).

The largest bird ever capable of flight was Argentavis magnificens, a now extinct member of the Teratornithidae group, with a wingspan of up to 8.3 m (28 ft), a length of over 3 m (10 ft) and a body weight of 80 kg (175 lb).

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Answer 2

The Answer Is The Elephant Bird. Which Reached 3 Metres. It Lived In Madagascar. And It's Eggs Could've Reached More Than 38 Centimetres. It Had No Natural Predators. Until Humans Have Arrived And Hunted The Elephant Bird Down. Rather Like The Moa In New Zealand, Which Ranks As 2nd Biggest Bird. The Young And The Eggs Of The Elephant Bird Were Probably Eaten By Giant Fossas And Lemurs. Humans Also Probably Ate The Eggs. They Were Probably Not That Intellegent, Due To It's Possible Wandering Around. It Was Very Sure That Elephant Birds Were Herbivores. Eating Mostly Seeds And Plants. It Probably Also Ate Fruits And Other Vegatation.

Answer 3

Haast's Eagle (extinct) The species is the largest eagle known to have existed and sometimes is known as the Giant Eagle.

Moa (extinct) reached about 3.7 m (12 ft) in height with neck outstretched, and weighed about 230 kg.

Answer 4

for PCH: Moa

MOA. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moa