New Zealand Birds

11001-00201 Upland moa (Megalapteryx didinus) the dried head of an extinct flightless bird once common in the subalpine regions of New Zealand's South Island. This remarkable head, the most complete ever found, with even the tongue preserved, was found near Queenstown and sent to the British Museum *

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11001-00201 Upland moa (Megalapteryx didinus) the dried head of an extinct flightless bird once common in the subalpine regions of New Zealand's South Island. This remarkable head, the most complete ever found, with even the tongue preserved, was found near Queenstown and sent to the British Museum *

Upland moa 00201 extinct flightless bird mummified head neck Megalapteryx didinus