Haast's eagle

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf extinct bird species
gptkbp:beakLength up to 13 cm
gptkbp:causeOfExtinction gptkb:human
extinction of moa
gptkbp:class gptkb:Aves
gptkbp:clutchSize 1-2 eggs
gptkbp:conservationStatus extinct
gptkbp:containsFossilsOf gptkb:Southland,_New_Zealand
gptkb:Otago,_New_Zealand
gptkb:Canterbury,_New_Zealand
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Māori legend
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:eggColor large, up to 15 cm long
gptkbp:extinct circa 1400 CE
gptkbp:family gptkb:Accipitridae
gptkbp:featuredIn BBC documentary 'Monsters We Met'
BBC documentary 'The Lost World of the Moa'
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Julius_von_Haast
1872
gptkbp:fossilRange Pleistocene to Holocene
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:South_Island,_New_Zealand
gptkbp:hasMaoriName pouakai
gptkbp:hasWings capable of flight
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Haast's eagle
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:largestEagleKnown true
gptkbp:lastSurvived early 15th century
gptkbp:lifespan estimated 15-20 years
gptkbp:museumSpecimens gptkb:Otago_Museum
gptkb:Canterbury_Museum
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Julius_von_Haast
gptkbp:notableFeature largest talons of any eagle
powerful predator
gptkbp:order gptkb:Accipitriformes
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:predationMethod ambush from forest edge
powerful strike to head or neck
gptkbp:predators gptkb:moa
large flightless birds
gptkbp:predatorStatus apex predator
gptkbp:relatedTo little eagle
booted eagle
gptkbp:scientificName Hieraaetus moorei
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism females larger than males
gptkbp:status extinct
gptkbp:synonym Harpagornis moorei
gptkbp:talonLength up to 9 cm
gptkbp:weight 10 to 15 kg
gptkbp:wingspan 2.5 to 3 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:moa
gptkb:Julius_von_Haast
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6