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A recreation of the extinct huia

A recreation of the extinct huia bird.

A recreation of the extinct huia (Heteralocha acutirostris). The huia were the largest of the five New Zealand wattlebird species. The last confirmed sighting was in 1907, but it is thought that a few huia persisted into the 1920s.

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Rights: Auckland Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0
Published: 3 August 2023Size: 4.91 MB
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