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Apterygidae

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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://creagrus.home.montereybay.com/kiwis.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

Number of Species

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

Organisations

Kiwi Conservation Club

Website

The Kiwi Conservation Club is a Forest and Bird project for children.

Save the Kiwi

Website

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...

Photographers & Artists

Brown Kiwi Apteryx australis

Gallery

Excellent image

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