Kua ngaro te moa, waiho iho ko ngā wheua anake. HeDinornis maximus tēnei
Ko ngāMoa he manu nunui, rite ki te emu, keiAotearoa anake, engari, kua ngaro noa atu i te whenua. Ko te tino tohu o te moa, kāore kau ō rātou parirau, ahakoa he parirau itiiti ō ngā manu āhua whanaunga ana, pērā ki teKiwi. Tekau pea ngā momo moa e mōhiotia ana e ngā tohunga o temātauranga koiora, he rahi ētahi, he āhua itiiti ētahi. Ko ngā moa nunui ake ko teDinornis robustus rāua ko teDinornis novaezelandiae, e 3mita pea te teitei, e 250kirokaramu te taumaha. Ko ēnei momo moa ngā ariki kaihuaota o tengahere.