Tallest extinct bird
- Who
- Dinornis maximus
- What
- 3.6 metre(s)
- Where
- New Zealand
- When
- Not applicable
The largest extinct bird was the Dinornis maximus, of the New Zealand moas. It is said to have attained a height of 3.6 m 12 ft and weighed about 227 kg 500 lb. It had no wings, was ostrich-like, and died out less than 10 thousand years ago.