The moa-nalo are a group of extinct aberrant, goose -like ducks that lived on the larger Hawaiian Islands, except Hawaiʻi itself, in the Pacific. They were the major herbivores on most of these islands until they became extinct after human settlement.

The Oʻahu moa-nalo (Thambetochen xanion) is one of two species of moa-nalo in the genus Thambetochen. Moa-nalo are a group of extinct, flightless, large goose-like ducks, which evolved in the Hawaiian Islands of the North Pacific Ocean.

Oct 26, 2019 · An in-depth profile of the Moa-Nalo, including this bird's characteristics, behavior and habitat.

The small-billed moa-nalo (Ptaiochen pau), also known as the stumbling moa-nalo, is a species of moa-nalo, one of a group of extinct, flightless, large goose-like ducks, which evolved in the Hawaiian Islands of the North Pacific Ocean.

The extinct moa-nalos were very large, flightless waterfowl from the Hawaiian islands. We extracted, amplified and sequenced mitochondrial DNA from fossil moa-nalo bones to determine their systematic relationships and lend insight into their biogeographical history.

Apr 1, 2017 · The moa-nalo, or “lost fowl,” was an indigenous large flightless duck that once inhabited the islands of Oahu, Maui, Lanai and Molokai. Before the arrival of Polynesian settlers, with no...

Mar 22, 2010 · Moa-nalo, an old artist impression. The Moa-nalo (which literally means ‘lost fowl’) were made up of four different types of genus; Thambetochen xanion & Thambetochen chauliodous from O’ahu and Maui, Ptaiochen from Maui and Chelychelynechen from Kaua’i. These large ducks could weigh anywhere up to 18lbs and were all flightless.

moa - nalo (plural moa-nalos) Any of several extinct aberrant, goose -like ducks that lived on some islands of Hawaii from the late Pleistocene until sometime before 1778. quotations

The moa-nalo are a group of extinct aberrant, goose-like ducks that lived on the larger Hawaiian Islands, except Hawaiʻi itself, in the Pacific. They were the major herbivores on most of these islands for the last 3 million years or so, until they became extinct after human settlement.

The Maui Nui large-billed moa-nalo (Thambetochen chauliodous), also known as the Maui Nui moa-nalo, is one of two species of moa-nalo in the genus Thambetochen. Moa-nalo are a group of extinct, flightless, large goose-like ducks, which evolved in the Hawaiian Islands of the North Pacific Ocean. [1]