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Wikipedia: The Huia, (Heteralocha acutirostris) was a species of New Zealand Wattlebird endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. It became extinct in the early 20 century, primarily as a result of overhunting and widespread habitat destruction. The last confirmed sighting was on 28 December 1907 when W.W. Smith saw three birds in the Tararua Ranges.
![[Taxidermy exhibit of a pair at Museum für Naturkunde, Germany]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Heteralocha_acutirostris_s.jpg "Taxidermy exhibit of a pair at Museum für Naturkunde, Germany")
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![[Mounted pair in Birmingham, England]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Heteralocha_acutirostris_2C_ThinkTank_Birmingham_s.jpg "Mounted pair in Birmingham, England")
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![[Mounted female Huia taxidermy specimen illustrating its well]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lappenhopf_fg01_s.jpg "Mounted female Huia taxidermy specimen illustrating its well")
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![[Huia ate the fruits of a few native plants including kahikatea]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Dacrycarpus_dacrydioides_cones2_s.jpg "Huia ate the fruits of a few native plants including kahikatea")
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![[Māori man from the Hauraki district wearing Huia tail feathers in his hair]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/WearingHuiafeathers_s.jpg "Māori man from the Hauraki district wearing Huia tail feathers in his hair")
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![[Tukukino, a Māori chief from the Hauraki District, wearing a pōhoi ornament made from a Huia skin]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/TukukinoLindauer_s.jpg "Tukukino, a Māori chief from the Hauraki District, wearing a pōhoi ornament made from a Huia skin")
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![[A 1830s painting by John Gould illustrating the remarkable sexual dimorphism of the Huia's beak]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Huia_heads_s.jpg "A 1830s painting by John Gould illustrating the remarkable sexual dimorphism of the Huia's beak")
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