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Apterygidae

Little Spotted Kiwi Apteryx owenii � David Shackelford http://www.rockjumper.co.za

There are just five species of kiwi in the family Apterygidae, all living exclusively in New Zealand; they are:

Southern Brown Kiwi Apteryx australis
North Island Brown Kiwi Apteryx mantelli
Okarito Kiwi Apteryx rowi
Little Spotted Kiwi Apteryx owenii
Great Spotted Kiwi Apteryx haastii

family links

Kiwis Apterygidae
http://www.eeb.cornell.edu/winkler/botw/apterygidae.html
Order: Dinornithiformes - Family: Apterygidae - 3 species
Kiwis Apterygidae
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/chordata/aves/struthioniformes/apterygidae.html
Click the species for accounts...

species links

Brown Kiwi Apteryx australis
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Apteryx_australis.html
Full species account
Brown Kiwi Apteryx australis
http://www.angelfire.com/mo2/animals1/kiwi/brownkiwi.html
Profile & image
Brown Kiwi Apteryx australis
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/3045.shtml
Fact file
Brown Kiwi Apteryx australis
http://www.mangoverde.com/birdsound/spec/spec5-1.html
Includes Sound Recording
Brown Kiwi Apteryx australis
http://www.austmus.gov.au/birds/gallery/skeletons/007.htm
Image of skeleton
Great Spotted Kiwi Apteryx haastii
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Apteryx_haastii.html
Full species account
Little Spotted Kiwi Apteryx owenii
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Apteryx_owenii.html
Full species account
Little Spotted Kiwi Apteryx owenii
http://www.mangoverde.com/birdsound/spec/spec5-2.html
Includes Sound recording

numbers

Number of bird species: 5

useful reading

Kiwi - The People's Bird

by Neville Peat, Oyago UP, 2006
ISBN: 166314A
Buy this book from NHBS.com

clubs

Kiwi Conservation Club

http://www.kcc.org.nz/
The Kiwi Conservation Club is a Forest and Bird project for children.

Save the Kiwi

http://www.savethekiwi.org.nz/
iwi are an icon, and an oddity. Flightless and nocturnal, these remarkable birds are the national symbol of New Zealand and its people. This website reveals the kiwi�s world, and the work of BNZ Save the Kiwi. Our aim is for kiwi to once again flourish, secure for generations to come...

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