Kiwis (Apterygidae)
Brown Kiwi (Apteryx australis) - HBW 1, p. 109
French: Kiwi austral
German: Streifenkiwi
Spanish: Kiwi Común
Other common names: Common Kiwi
Taxonomy: Apteryx australis Shaw, 1813, New Zealand.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- mantelli Bartlett, 1852 - North I.
- australis Shaw, 1813 - South I.
- lawryi Rothschild, 1893 - Stewart I.
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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An adult male foraging in open forest Locality North Island, New Zealand (ssp mantelli)
Susan Cunningham 4 March 2007 4 years ago 50 sec 3.7
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One bird at night
Locality Ulva Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (ssp lawryi)
Rémi Bigonneau 8 December 2010 12 weeks ago 4.4 -
Northern Brown Kiwi (now considered a distinct species) photographed at night in the wild, Kerikei, Northland, New Zealand
Locality Kerikeri, North Island, New Zealand (ssp mantelli)
David Taylor 1 January 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
Wild Northern Brown Kiwi photographed at night Kerikeri, New Zealand
Locality Kerikeri, North Island, New Zealand (ssp mantelli)
David Taylor 1 May 2010 1 year ago 4 -
Photographed in the wild at night near Kerikeri, Northland, New Zealand
Locality Kerikeri, North Island, New Zealand (ssp mantelli)
David Taylor 1 January 2010 1 year ago 4 -
One bird in the nest.
Locality Ulva Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (ssp lawryi)
Rémi Bigonneau 9 December 2010 12 weeks ago 3.8 -
Two birds in their nest
Locality Ulva Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (ssp lawryi)
Rémi Bigonneau 9 December 2010 12 weeks ago 3.8
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Call. Male. Locality Trounson Kauri Park, North Island, New Zealand
(ssp Mantelli)
herve jacob 29 November 2011 6 weeks ago 3
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