Upland Moa

Upland Moa
File:Megalapteryx didinus skeleton 1897.jpg
Mounted skeleton
Conservation status
Extinct  (c.1500) (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Infraclass:	Palaeognathae
Clade:	Notopalaeognathae
Superorder:	Tinamimorphae
Order:	†Dinornithiformes
Family:	†Megalaptergyidae
Genus:	†Megalapteryx
Species:	†M. didinus
Binomial name
Megalapteryx didinus (Owen, 1883)
Synonyms
List Dinornis didinus (Owen, 1883) Megalapteryx benhami (Archey, 1941) Megalapteryx hamiltoni (Rothschild, 1907) Megalapteryx hectori (Haast, 1886) Megalapteryx huttoni (Rothschild, 1907) Megalapteryx tenuipes (Lydekker, 1891) Anomalopteryx didina (Lydekker, 1891) Palaeocasuarius (Forbes, 1892) Palaeocasuarius velox (Rothschild, 1907) Palaeocasuarius elegans (Rothschild, 1907) Palaeocasuarius haasti (Rothschild, 1907)

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This article is part of Project Aves, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each bird, including made-up species. This article is part of Project Dinornithiformes, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each moa, including made-up species. Template:Project Megalapterygidae This article is part of Project Monotypic Genera, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each monotypic genera, including made-up species. This article is part of Project Bird Genera, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each genus, including made-up genera.