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Systematic names are the Latin based names given to birds and other forms of life. Throughout time many species have had their names changed numerous times. This list will detail the names given, when they were given, by whom they were given, and if no longer in used what they are now.

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Archey, Gilbert Edward

Name Year Common name Literature cited Replaced by
Pachyornis mappini 1941 Mappin's Moa In use

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Bonaparte, Charles Lucien

Name Year Common name Literature cited Replaced by
Dinornithidae 1853 Moa In use
Aepyornithidae 1853 Elephant Bird In use

Burckhardt, Carl Emmanuel

Name Year Common name Literature cited Replaced by
Aepyornis hildebrandti 1893 In use

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Gadow, Hans Friedrich

Name Year Common name Literature cited Replaced by
Neornithes 1893 Modern Birds In use

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Étienne

Name Year Common name Literature cited Replaced by
Aepyornis In use
Aepyornis maximus 1851 Great Elephant Bird In use

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Houde, Peter W.

Name Year Common name Literature cited Replaced by
Lithornithiformes 1989 Publications of the Nuttall Ornithological Club[1] In use
Lithornithidae 1989 Publications of the Nuttall Ornithological Club[1] In Use
Lithornis celetius 1989 Publications of the Nuttall Ornithological Club[1] In Use

Hutton, Frederick Wollaston

Name Year Common name Literature cited Replaced by
Anomalopteryx antiquus 1892 Little Moa Anomalopteryx didiformis

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Lydekker, Richard

Name Year Common name Literature cited Replaced by
Pachyornis 1891 In use

Linneaus, Carl

Name Year Common name Literature cited Replaced by
Aves 1758 Bird Systema Naturae In use
Struthio 1758 Ostrich Systema Naturae[2] In use

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Newton, Alfred

Name Year Common name Literature cited Replaced by
Aepyornithiformes 1884 Elephant Bird In use

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Oliver, Walter

Name Year Common name Literature cited Replaced by
Anomalopteryx parvus 1949 Little Moa Anomalopteryx didiformis
Anomalopteryx oweni 1949 Little Moa Anomalopteryx didiformis
Emeus casuarinus 1930 Eastern Moa Emeus crassus
Emeus huttonii 1930 Eastern Moa Emeus crassus
Cela 1949 Pachyornis
Pachyornis australis 1949 Crested Moa In use

Owen, Richard

Name Year Common name Literature cited Replaced by
Lithornis 1840 In use
Anomalopteryx didiformis 1844 Little Moa In use
Dinornis didiformis 1844 Little Moa Anomalopteryx didiformis
Dinornis parvus 1883 Little Moa Anomalopteryx didiformis
Euryapteryx curtus 1846 North Island Broad-billed Moa In use
Euryapteryx geranoides 1848 Stout-legged Moa In use
Megalapteryx didinus 1883 Upland Moa In use
Dinornis 1843 Giant Moa In use
Megalornis 1843 Giant Moa Dinornis
Palapteryx 1851 Giant Moa Dinornis
Dinornis novaezealandiae 1843 North Island Giant Moa In use
Dinornis giganteus 1844 South Island Giant Moa In use
Dinornis struthoides 1844 In use
Emeus crassus 1846 Eastern Moa In use
Dinornis crassus 1846 Eastern Moa Emeus crassus
Dinornis casuarinus 1846 Eastern Moa Emeus crassus
Dinornis huttonii 1846 Eastern Moa Emeus crassus
Pachyornis elephantopus 1856 Heavy-footed Moa In use

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Pycraft, William Plane

Name Year Common name Literature cited Replaced by
Palaeognathae 1900 Old Jaws In use

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Reichenbach, Ludwig

Name Year Common name Literature cited Replaced by
Anomalopteryx 1852 Little Moa In use
Emeus 1852 Eastern Moa In use

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von Haast, Julius

Name Year Common name Literature cited Replaced by
Dinornis Oweni 1886 Little Moa Anomalopteryx didiformis
Euryapteryx In Use
Megalapteryx hectori 1886 Upland Moa Megalapteryx didinus

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c Houde, Peter W. (1988)
  2. ^ Gray, George, R. (1840)

References

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  • Brands, Sheila J. (1989). "The Taxonomicon". Zwaag, Netherlands: Universal Taxonomic Services. Retrieved 21 Jan 2010.
  • Gray, George Robert (1840). A List of the Genera of Birds with an indication of the typical Species of each Genus. London, UK: Richard and John E. Taylor. p. 63.