Haast’s Eagle / Pouakai (Harpagornis moorei, Hieraaetus moorei, possibly Aquila moorei)
In Depth In the simplest terms, the Haast’s Eagle is in essence, a giant eagle, and one that focused upon hunting only the largest prey available to prehistoric New Zealand: the large flightless moa birds. Isolated remains and estimates of them suggest that the largest Haast’s Eagles could attain a wingspan of up to three meters … Read more