© Te Papa by Paul Martinson See Te Papa website: http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/objectdetails.aspx?irn=710939&term=haast%27s+eagle. ♦ The bones of another giant raptor have also been found in New Zealand, and these are now thought to have once belonged to a massive type of harrier. PLoS Biology 3 (2005): e9; Brathwaite, D. H. "Notes on the Weight, Flying Ability, Habitat, and Prey of Haast's Eagle (Harpagornis moorei)'.' Haast’s eagle bones have been found at dozens of sites in the South Island and one on Stewart Island. Bone evidence shows its upper leg muscles were more suited to perching than walking. Haast's eagle was large enough to attack human children, as described in Maori oral tradition. New Zealand birds. Gill, B.; Martinson, P. 1991. The largest individuals were markedly larger and almost twice as heavy as the largest living eagle species: the South American harpy eagle (<9 kg; c2.2 m wingspan) and north-east Asian Steller's sea eagle (<9 kg; c2.5 m). PLoS Biol 3(1). Its body mass was greater, and its head and bill larger, than the Eurasian black vulture. ♦ For a long time, it was assumed that Haast's eagle evolved from the wedge-tailed eagle that is found throughout Australasia. As with other eagles, the male was smaller than the female. Maori oral tradition from the late 1800s records that it had red, black and white plumage with "black feathers tinged with yellow or green" and "a bunch of red feathers on its head". www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz, Weight: Up to 12.3 kg (male), 17.8 kg (female). When and why did this enormous predator go extinct? From a perch in a tall tree, Haast's eagle surveyed its territory for moa and other large, ground-dwelling birds, and on sighting some suitable quarry, it launched an assault. Mainly South Island moa species, and possibly South Island goose, and larger rail and duck species of the South Island. Masterton. In these situations, stubbier wings are a much better bet, and because of this, it is thought that Haast's eagle was an animal of forests and bush. Similar species: the much smaller Eyles' harrier, which (in the North Island) reached the size of a small golden eagle. These islands were a treasure trove of animal prey for the animals that could reach them, and sometime between 700,000 and 1.8 million years ago, some small raptors, very similar to the extant little. Haast’s eagle (Harpagornis moorei). Scientific name: Harpagornis moorei Scientific classification: Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Falconiformes Family: Accipitridae. Forest & Bird, May 2005, Issue 316: 12. Other names: harpagornis, New Zealand eagle, giant eagle, pouakai, hokioi , Haasts eagle, Haast's eagle. Auckland, Random Century. Haast’s Eagles are named after Dr. Julius von Haast, director of the Canterbury Museum, who discovered them around 1870. If this is true, is it possible that Haast's eagle somehow clung to existence in a remote part of New Zealand until very recent times? With its great size, terrible talons, and maneuverability, Haast's eagle must have been a formidable predator, but what did it eat? A robust, large-bodied eagle with proportionally large head, bill, legs and talons. Checklist of the birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica (4th ed.). Perhaps the Maori hunted Haast's eagle, not only because it competed with them for their food, but also as an act of reverence. Damage found on ancient moa pelvis bones suggest that the eagle’s bill was long enough to reach the kidneys. Wellington, Reed. Ancient DNA provides new insights into the evolutionary history of New Zealand's extinct giant eagle. The skull of Haast's eagle was around 15 cm long, but the bill was not as bulky as those of large, living eagles. Constructing a family tree from ancient DNA should always be done with caution as thousands of years lying in the ground can severely damage DNA, and old samples can be contaminated with DNA from sources too numerous to list. Maori oral tradition records huge birds called "pouakai" and "hokioi" that were possibly inspired by it. 2002. Two claimed sightings from the 1800s are unlikely to have been Haast's eagle. Close 3.0k Maori oral tradition from the late 1800s records that it lived "in the mountains" until its extinction. When did it become extinct? Evidence shows that this huge eagle existed when Maori first arrived in New Zealand some 800 years ago, and accounts suggest that it may even have still existed when Europeans arrived in the early 1800’s. Extinct birds of New Zealand. Digital reconstruction (with weather effects). Pp. ; Ashwell, K.W.S. Hobbit-sized raptor became 'Lord of the Wings'. TIL that the Haast's Eagle went extinct 500 years ago, was the largest eagle to have ever existed, and evidence shows it may have occasionally preyed on humans. At a kill, the only animals a Haast's eagle feared were others of its kind.

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