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
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. 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]