This is a restoration of an upland moa, Megalapteryx didinus. A new study suggests that the flightless birds named moa were completely extinct by the time New Zealand's human population had grown ...

Known for its massive size and hunting prowess, the eagle played a crucial role in the ecosystem by preying on large flightless birds like the moa. The disappearance of Haast’s eagle coincided ...

The Maui Nui Moa-nalo (left) was the largest of the grazing flightless ducks that once roamed the forests of Kauai, Oahu and Maui Nui eating leaves and ferns. -- STANTON FINK illustration For ...

told AFP that researchers were "putting our money on it being flightless". How the scanning process works The discovery of large birds is not uncommon in New Zealand, once home to the moa ...