Kiwis (Apterygidae)
Great Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx haastii) - HBW 1, p. 109
French: Kiwi roa
German: Haastkiwi
Spanish: Kiwi Moteado Mayor
Other common names: Great Grey Kiwi
Taxonomy: Apteryx Haastii Potts, 1872, Westland.
Monotypic.
Distribution: South I, mainly W of main divide. Introduced to Little Barrier I.
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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One spotlighted (red light) very briefly as it runs off track. Locality Bullock Creek Road, Paparoa National Park, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 1 December 2008 4 years ago 10 sec 1.8 -
Individual found in RED spotlight (at 11 seconds) but immediately retreats in to the undergrowth. Locality Bullock Creek Road, Paparoa National Park, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 1 December 2008 4 years ago 21 sec 1.4
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