Kiwis
Apteryx
Kiwi (pronounced /kiːwiː/) or kiwis are flightless birds native to New Zealand, in the genus Apteryx and family Apterygidae. At around the size of a domestic chicken, kiwi are by far the smallest living ratites (which also consist of ostriches, emus, rheas, and cassowaries), and lay the largest egg in relation to their body size of any species of bird in the world.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
North Island Brown Kiwi
speciesApteryx mantelli
Southern Brown Kiwi
speciesApteryx australis
Little Spotted Kiwi
speciesApteryx owenii
Great Spotted Kiwi
speciesApteryx maxima
Okarito Kiwi
speciesApteryx rowi
Southern Brown × North Island Brown Kiwi
hybridApteryx australis × mantelli
Apteryx owenii × rowi
hybridApteryx owenii × rowi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 20489.