The Moa is a now-extinct flightless bird which once inhabited New Zealand.
The Giant Moa.
The moa is extinct. However, unlike other ratites (kiwi, rheas, cassowaries, ostriches and emus), the moa was the only truly wingless bird.
If it is a New Zealand bird then it is probably a moa but it depends on what you mean by tall?
Actually, the Polynesians were not held responsible for the extinction of the moa, which was a large bird. The moa was mostly hunted in prehistoric times in its native New Zealand by the Maori.
A flightless bird that starts with 'm' is the Moa.
The Māori used the moa, a large flightless bird native to New Zealand, as a food source. They hunted and consumed the moa for its meat, eggs, and feathers. The moa played an important role in the Māori diet and cultural practices.
Moa is a native Maori name, first attested in 1842.
Dodo, elephant bird, moa.
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