What is the name of the extinct NZ bird that was bigger than a person?

The Haast's eagle (Hieraaetus moorei) is an extinct species of eagle that once lived in the South Island of New Zealand, commonly accepted to be the pouakai of Maori legend. It was the largest eagle known to have existed, with an estimated weight of 15 kilograms (33 lb), compared to the 9 kg (20 lb) harpy eagle.

1. What was the biggest bird in New Zealand?
2. Did Haast eagle eat humans?
3. Why did the moa bird go extinct?
4. What is the 3 letter name of the giant wingless birds that went extinct in New Zealand around 600 years ago?
5. What is the largest extinct bird?
6. How big is a Haast eagle?

What was the biggest bird in New Zealand?

Aquila moorei (Haast, 1872) This giant endemic eagle was the largest predator among New Zealand's prehistoric fauna. It is the largest, heaviest eagle species yet described, weighing up to 17.8 kg and had a wingspan up to 3 metres.

Did Haast eagle eat humans?

They compared their data on the Haast's eagle to characteristics of modern predator birds and scavenger birds to determine that the bird was a fearsome predator that ate the flightless moa birds and even humans.

Why did the moa bird go extinct?

Polynesians arrived sometime before 1300, and all moa genera were soon driven to extinction by hunting and, to a lesser extent, by habitat reduction due to forest clearance. By 1445, all moa had become extinct, along with Haast's eagle, which had relied on them for food.

What is the 3 letter name of the giant wingless birds that went extinct in New Zealand around 600 years ago?

The ratite moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes) were a speciose group of massive graviportal avian herbivores that dominated the New Zealand (NZ) ecosystem until their extinction ≈600 years ago.

What is the largest extinct bird?

Vorombe titan was the largest member of the Aepyornithidae, an extinct family of giant flightless birds, and was the largest bird that ever lived.

How big is a Haast eagle?

With a wingspan of between two and three metres, and weighing up to 13 kilograms, the Haast's eagle is the largest eagle ever to have existed in the world. It is thought to have been heavier in relation to wing size than any of the eagles alive today.