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Made a chart to show the 9 species of the Moa, a group of giant birds that were the megaherbivores of New Zealand until only a few hundred years ago (all heights are measured at the hip)

Upland moa (Megalapteryx didinus) 95cm tall, 80 kg in weight and from the Alpine regions of South Island ( silhouette based on Paul Martinson twitter.com/PaulMartinson17)

Mantell's moa, (Pachyornis geranoides) 75cm tall, 36kg in weight, found in many habitats across the North Island  ( silhouette based on Paul Martinson twitter.com/PaulMartinson17)

Crested moa (Pachyornis australis) 105cm tall, 90kg in weight, found in subalpine shrublands, grasslands, and coastal dunelands of the South Island ( silhouette based on Paul Martinson twitter.com/PaulMartinson17)

Heavy-footed moa (Pachyornis elephantopus) 120cm tall, 163 kg in weight found in the eastern lowlands of the South Island ( silhouette based on Aaron Woodruff twitter.com/CenozoicKing)

Eastern moa(Emeus crassus) 99cm tall, 79 kg in weight,found in lowland forest and wetland habitats in the South Island( silhouette based on Scott Reid drawingwithdinosaurs.tumblr.co…)

Coastal moa(Euryapteryx curtus) 103cm tall, 109kgs in weight, found in  lowland open forest and coastal sites with drier climates across all of New Zealand (silhouette based on Te Papa model   collections.tepapa.govt.nz/obj…)

Little Bush moa,(Anomalopteryx didiformis) 75cm tall, 30 kg in weight,found in closed-canopy lowland forest all over New Zealand ( silhouette based on Paul Martinson twitter.com/PaulMartinson17)

North Island giant moa(Dinornis novaezealandiae) 200cm tall, 242 kg in weight,  found in many habitats across the North Island ( silhouette based on Colin Edgerley and New Zealand Geographic.)

South Island giant moa(Dinornis robustus) 200cm tall, 249 kg in weight  found in many habitats across the South Island (silhouette based on Goodbye Kansas Studios, Jellyfish Studios,Sky Studios and Colossus Productions for David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive)

Description
Made a chart to show the 9 species of the Moa, a group of giant birds that were the megaherbivores of New Zealand until only a few hundred years ago (all heights are measured at the hip)

Upland moa (Megalapteryx didinus) 95cm tall, 80 kg in weight and from the Alpine regions of South Island ( silhouette based on Paul Martinson twitter.com/PaulMartinson17)

Mantell's moa, (Pachyornis geranoides) 75cm tall, 36kg in weight, found in many habitats across the North Island  ( silhouette based on Paul Martinson twitter.com/PaulMartinson17)

Crested moa (Pachyornis australis) 105cm tall, 90kg in weight, found in subalpine shrublands, grasslands, and coastal dunelands of the South Island ( silhouette based on Paul Martinson twitter.com/PaulMartinson17)

Heavy-footed moa (Pachyornis elephantopus) 120cm tall, 163 kg in weight found in the eastern lowlands of the South Island ( silhouette based on Aaron Woodruff twitter.com/CenozoicKing)

Eastern moa(Emeus crassus) 99cm tall, 79 kg in weight,found in lowland forest and wetland habitats in the South Island( silhouette based on Scott Reid drawingwithdinosaurs.tumblr.co…)

Coastal moa(Euryapteryx curtus) 103cm tall, 109kgs in weight, found in  lowland open forest and coastal sites with drier climates across all of New Zealand (silhouette based on Te Papa model   collections.tepapa.govt.nz/obj…)

Little Bush moa,(Anomalopteryx didiformis) 75cm tall, 30 kg in weight,found in closed-canopy lowland forest all over New Zealand ( silhouette based on Paul Martinson twitter.com/PaulMartinson17)

North Island giant moa(Dinornis novaezealandiae) 200cm tall, 242 kg in weight,  found in many habitats across the North Island ( silhouette based on Colin Edgerley and New Zealand Geographic.)

South Island giant moa(Dinornis robustus) 200cm tall, 249 kg in weight  found in many habitats across the South Island (silhouette based on Goodbye Kansas Studios, Jellyfish Studios,Sky Studios and Colossus Productions for David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive)