Euryapteryx curtus gravis (Owen, 1870:141)
Greater broad-billed moa, Stout-legged moa, Moa Hakahaka (Māori)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Dinornis gravis Owen, 1870:141; Euryapteryx gravis (Owen, 1870:141); Euryapteryx curtus gravis (Owen, 1870:141); Euryapteryx pygmaeus Hutton, 1891:249; Emeus gravipes Lydekker, 1891:297; Euryapteryx gravipes (Lydekker, 1891:297); Euryapteryx compacta Hutton, 1893:6; Emeus crassus; Parker, 1895:379; Emeus species α Parker, 1895:379; Emeus species β Parker, 1895:379; Emeus species γ Parker, 1895:380; Euryapteryx ponderosa Hamilton, 1898:445; Emeus boothi Rothschild, 1907: Extinct Birds: 210. Unnecessary nomen novum for Emeus, species α Parker, 1895.; Emeus haasti Rothschild, 1907: Extinct Birds: 210. Unnecessary nomen novum for Emeus, species β Parker, 1895.; Zelornis haasti (Rothschild); Oliver 1949, Dom. Mus. Bull. 15: 125.; Emeus parkeri Rothschild, 1907: Extinct Birds: 210. Unnecessary nomen novum for Emeus, species γ Parker, 1895.; Euryapteryx kuranui Oliver 1930, New Zealand Birds, 1st edition: 52 – Castlepoint, Wairarapa.; Euryapteryx geranoides; Checklist Committee 1990, Checklist Birds N.Z.: 4. Not Palapteryx geranoides Owen, 1848.; Euryapteryx curtus (Owen); Tennyson & Martinson 2006, Extinct Birds of New Zealand: 36. In part.
A complete synonymy taken from (Checklist Committee (OSNZ), 2022:17-18):
Dinornis gravis Owen, 1870: Trans. Zool. Soc. London 7(2): 141 – Kakanui River, Otago.; Euryapteryx gravis (Owen); Haast 1874, Trans. N.Z. Inst. 6: 426.; Euryapteryx curtus gravis (Owen); Worthy & Scofield 2012, N.Z. Journ. Zool. 39: 131.; Euryapteryx pygmaeus Hutton, 1891: New Zealand Journ. Sci. (new series) 1(6): 249 – Takaka Hill, Nelson.; Emeus gravipes Lydekker, 1891: Cat. Fossil Birds Brit. Museum: 297 – Kakanui River, Otago.; Euryapteryx gravipes (Lydekker); Oliver 1930, New Zealand Birds, 1st edition: 53.; Euryapteryx compacta Hutton, 1893: Trans. N.Z. Inst. 25: 6 – Enfield, Canterbury.; Emeus crassus; Parker 1895, Trans. Zool. Soc. London 13(11): 379. Not Dinornis crassus Owen, 1846.; Emeus, species α Parker, 1895: Trans. Zool. Soc. London 13(11): 379 – Shag Point, Otago.; Emeus, species β Parker, 1895: Trans. Zool. Soc. London 13(11): 379 – Glenmark, Canterbury.; Emeus, species γ Parker, 1895: Trans. Zool. Soc. London 13(11): 380 – Hamilton Swamp, Otago.; Euryapteryx ponderosa; Hamilton 1898, Trans. N.Z. Inst. 30: 445. Not Euryapteryx ponderosus Hutton, 1891.; Emeus boothi Rothschild, 1907: Extinct Birds: 210. Unnecessary nomen novum for Emeus, species α Parker, 1895.; Emeus haasti Rothschild, 1907: Extinct Birds: 210. Unnecessary nomen novum for Emeus, species β Parker, 1895.; Zelornis haasti (Rothschild); Oliver 1949, Dom. Mus. Bull. 15: 125.; Emeus parkeri Rothschild, 1907: Extinct Birds: 210. Unnecessary nomen novum for Emeus, species γ Parker, 1895.; Euryapteryx kuranui Oliver 1930, New Zealand Birds, 1st edition: 52 – Castlepoint, Wairarapa.; Euryapteryx geranoides; Checklist Committee 1990, Checklist Birds N.Z.: 4. Not Palapteryx geranoides Owen, 1848.; Euryapteryx curtus (Owen); Tennyson & Martinson 2006, Extinct Birds of New Zealand: 36. In part.
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Holocene
Distribution
South Island, New Zealand
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
NMNZS.24322 (single left and right tarsometatarsi, holotype of Euryapteryx pygmaeus)
Media
References
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