[2] The moa were ratites from New Zealand: flightless birds with a sternum but without a keel.

The origin of the ratites is becoming clearer as it is now believed that early ancestors of these birds were able to fly and flew to the southern areas that they have been found in.

[3] Currently, six species of lesser moa are recognised, belonging to four genera.

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