Dinornis curtus Owen, 1871:pl. 44, figs 7–10
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Anomalopteryx curta (Owen); Lydekker 1891, Cat. Fossil Birds Brit. Museum: 281. In part. Unjustified emendation.
An invalid taxon, being a junior homonym of Dinornis curtus Owen, 1846 and a subjective synonym of Pachyornis geranoides (Checklist Committee (OSNZ), 2022:15).
Conservation Status
Invalid (synonym of Pachyornis geranoides (Checklist Committee (OSNZ), 2022:15))
Distribution
North Island, New Zealand
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Checklist Committee (OSNZ). (2010). Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica (4th ed.). Ornithological Society of New Zealand & Te Papa Press, Wellington. [p. 13]
Checklist Committee (OSNZ). (2022). Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand (5th edition). Ornithological Society of New Zealand Occasional Publication No. 1. Wellington: Ornithological Society of New Zealand. [p. 15-16]