†Dinornithiformes (Moa)
Family: †Dinornithidae (Giant Moa)
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Dinornis novaezealandiae | Owen, 1843 | North Island giant moa | Holocene | North Island, New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Dinornis robustus | Owen, 1846 | South Island giant moa | ? | South Island, New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Dinornis sp. nov. #1 | - | Moa | Holocene | South Island, New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Dinornis sp. nov. #2 | - | - | Holocene | South Island, New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
Family: †Emeidae (Lesser Moa)
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Anomalopteryx didiformis | Owen, 1844 | Little bush moa, Little scrub moa | Holocene | North Island, South Island & Stewart Island (Rakiura), New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Emeus crassus | Owen, 1846 | Eastern moa | ? | New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Euryapteryx curtus curtus | Owen, 1846 | Broad-billed moa, North Island coastal moa, Stout-legged moa | Holocene | North Island, New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Euryapteryx curtus gravis | Owen, 1870 | Greater broad-billed moa, South Island coastal moa, Stout-legged moa | Holocene | South Island (& Stewart Island), New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Pachyornis australis | Oliver, 1949 | Crested moa | 564±26 yr BP (544–508 cal yr BP) | South Island, New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Pachyornis elephantopus | Owen, 1856 | Heavy-footed moa | Holocene | South Island, New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Pachyornis geranoides | Owen, 1848 | Stout-legged moa, Mantell's moa, Moa Ruarangi | Holocene | North Island, New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Pachyornis sp. nov. 'Northern' | - | Moa | Holocene | North Island, New Zealand | Extinct if distinct | Access |
| Pachyornis sp. nov. 'Southern' | - | Moa | Holocene | South Island, New Zealand | Extinct if distinct | Access |
Family: †Megalapterygidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Megalapteryx didinus | Owen, 1883 | Upland moa, Lesser megalapteryx, "Bush" moa | 694±30 yrs BP (663-559 cal. BP) | South Island, New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
NB: The below presentation includes all taxa listed above as well as the numerous invalid taxa described over almost 200 years.
Family: †Dinornithidae (Giant Moa)
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
|
Dinornis altus |
Owen, 1879 | - | ? | South Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Dinornis curtus |
Owen, 1871 | - | ? | North Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Dinornis dromioides | Oliver, 1930 | - | ? | North Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Dinornis elephantopus major | Hutton, 1875 | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Dinornis excelsus | Hutton, 1891 | - | ? | North Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Dinornis expunctus |
Archey, 1927 | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Dinornis firmus | Hutton, 1891 | - | ? | North Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Dinornis gazella |
Oliver, 1949 | - | ? | North Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Dinornis giganteus | Owen, 1844 | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Dinornis gigas | Owen, 1846 | - | ? | North Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Dinornis gracilis |
Owen, 1854 | - | ? | North Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Dinornis hercules | Oliver, 1949 | - | ? | North Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Dinornis ingens |
Owen, 1844 | - | ? | North Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Dinornis maximus | Haast, 1869 | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Dinornis novaezealandiae | Owen, 1843 | North Island giant moa | Holocene | North Island, New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Dinornis potens | Hutton, 1891 | - | ? | South Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Dinornis queenslandiae | De Vis, 1884 | - | ? | Australia (in error) | Invalid | Access |
| Dinornis robustus | Owen, 1846 | South Island giant moa | ? | South Island, New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Dinornis strenuus | Hutton, 1893 | - | ? | South Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Dinornis struthoides |
Owen, 1844 | Slender moa | ? | North Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Dinornis torosus | Hutton, 1891 | - | ? | South Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Dinornis validus | Hutton, 1891 | - | ? | South Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Dinornis sp. nov. #1 | - | Moa | Holocene | South Island, New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Dinornis sp. nov. #2 | - | - | Holocene | South Island, New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Palapteryx plenus | Hutton, 1891 | - | ? | South Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
Family: †Emeidae (Lesser Moa)
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
|
Anomalopteryx antiquus |
Hutton, 1892 | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Anomalopteryx didiformis | Owen, 1844 | Little bush moa, Little scrub moa | Holocene | North Island, South Island & Stewart Island (Rakiura), New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
|
Anomalopteryx dromaeoides |
(Owen, 1844) | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Anomalopteryx fortis |
Hutton, 1893 | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Anomalopteryx oweni | Haast, 1886 | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Anomalopteryx parva |
(Owen, 1883) | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Cela rheides |
(Owen, 1870) | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Emeus boothi |
Rothschild, 1907 | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Emeus casuarinus |
(Owen, 1846) | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Emeus crassus | Owen, 1846 | Eastern moa | ? | New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Emeus crassus | Parker, 1895 | - | ? | South Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Emeus haasti |
Rothschild, 1907 | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Emeus huttonii | (Owen, 1879) | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Emeus parkeri |
Rothschild, 1907 | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Euryapteryx compacta |
Hutton, 1893 | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Euryapteryx crassa | Benham, 1910 | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Euryapteryx curtus curtus | Owen, 1846 | Broad-billed moa, North Island coastal moa, Stout-legged moa | Holocene | North Island, New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Euryapteryx curtus gravis | Owen, 1870 | Greater broad-billed moa, South Island coastal moa, Stout-legged moa | Holocene | South Island (& Stewart Island), New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
|
Euryapteryx exilis |
Hutton, 1897 | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Euryapteryx geranoides | Checklist Committee, 1990 | - | ? | South Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Euryapteryx gravipes |
(Lydekker, 1891) | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Euryapteryx kuranui | Oliver, 1930 | - | ? | South Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Euryapteryx ponderosa | Hamilton, 1898 | - | ? | South Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Euryapteryx pygmaeus |
Hutton, 1891 | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Euryapteryx tane | Oliver, 1949 | - | ? | North Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Meionornis didinus | Hutton, 1896 | ? | South Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access | |
|
Mesopteryx didina |
Hutton, 1893 | - | ? | South Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Pachyornis australis | Oliver, 1949 | Crested moa | 564±26 yr BP (544–508 cal yr BP) | South Island, New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Pachyornis elephantopus | Owen, 1856 | Heavy-footed moa | Holocene | South Island, New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Pachyornis elephantopus | Cracraft, 1976 | - | ? | South Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Pachyornis geranoides | Owen, 1848 | Stout-legged moa, Mantell's moa, Moa Ruarangi | Holocene | North Island, New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
|
Pachyornis immanis |
Lydekker, 1891 | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Pachyornis inhabilis |
Hutton, 1893 | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Pachyornis mappini | Archey, 1941 | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Pachyornis murihiku | Oliver, 1949 | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Pachyornis ponderosus |
(Hutton, 1891) | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Pachyornis pygmaeus |
Hutton 1895 | - | ? | North Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Pachyornis rothschildi |
Lydekker, 1892 | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Pachyornis septentrionalis | Oliver, 1949 | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Pachyornis valgus |
Hutton, 1893 | - | ? | New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Pachyornis sp. nov. 'Northern' | - | Moa | Holocene | North Island, New Zealand | Extinct? | Access |
| Pachyornis sp. nov. 'Southern' | - | Moa | Holocene | South Island, New Zealand | Extinct? | Access |
Family: †Megalapterygidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Megalapteryx benhami | Archey, 1941 | Benham's moa, Benham's megalapteryx | Holocene | South Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Megalapteryx didinus | Owen, 1883 | Upland moa, Lesser megalapteryx, "Bush" moa | 694±30 yrs BP (663-559 cal. BP) | South Island, New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
|
Megalapteryx hamiltoni |
Rothschild, 1907 | - | ? | South Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Megalapteryx hectori |
Haast, 1886 | - | ? | South Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Megalapteryx tenuipes |
Lydekker, 1891 | - | ? | South Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Palaeocasuarius elegans | Forbes ex Rothschild, 1907 | - | ? | South Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Palaeocasuarius haasti | Forbes ex Rothschild, 1907 | - | ? | South Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Palaeocasuarius velox | Forbes ex Rothschild, 1907 | - | ? | South Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |