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Pachyornis elephantopus Cracraft, 1976:196

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Pachyornis elephantopus Cracraft, 1976:196 is a junior homonym of Dinornis elephantopus Owen, 1856:462, and a synonym of P. australis (Checklist Committee (OSNZ), 2022:16).

 

Conservation Status

Invalid (synonym of P. australis) (Checklist Committee (OSNZ), 2022:16)

 

Distribution

South Island, New Zealand

 

Anatomy & Morphology

 

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

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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. 14]

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. 16]

 

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