Kǒngniǎo shì Xīnxīlán tèyǒu de shǐqián niǎolèi, yǐjīng mièjué.
The moa was a prehistoric bird native to New Zealand and is now extinct.
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history
Nine moa species roamed New Zealand for millennia. After Polynesian settlers (the Maori) arrived around 1300 CE, the birds were hunted to extinction within a couple of centuries - one of the fastest documented extinctions caused by humans.
memory
恐 (fearsome, the same character as in 恐龙, dinosaur) + 鸟 (bird) = 'terror-bird'. Calques the same monster-sized vibe as 恐龙.
