Reference photo — The.Rohit, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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North Island Brown Kiwi
Apteryx mantelli
Challenging
Vulnerable
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Apterygidae
- Size
- 40 cm (length)
- Weight
- 1.4–3.9 kg
- Diet
- Insectivore
- Lifespan
- 20–30 yrs
- Habitat
- Native forest, Scrub, Pine plantations
About
The North Island brown kiwi is a species of kiwi that is widespread in the northern two-thirds of the North Island of New Zealand and, with about 35,000 remaining, it is the most common kiwi species. The eggs laid by the North Island brown kiwi are among the largest eggs relative to its body size.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.