North Island brown kiwi
The North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli), is a type of kiwi. It lives in New Zealand.
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| North Island brown kiwi, (Apteryx mantelli) | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Apterygiformes |
| Family: | Apterygidae |
| Genus: | Apteryx |
| Species: | A. mantelli
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| Apteryx mantelli Bartlett, AD, 1851
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Description
The North Island brown kiwi has dark brown spiky feathers. It also has a black, long pale bill. Its legs, toes and claws are short and dark. It has small wings and does not fly. It has no tail.[4]
Range and Habitat
Brown kiwi are found throughout the North Island. It prefers dense sub-tropical and temperate forests.[4]
Behavior
The North Island brown kiwi eat invertebrates. They lay 2-3 clutches a year with 2 eggs in each clutch. The nest can be in a small burrow or in a hollow log.[4]
North Island Brown Kiwi Media
Brown Kiwi (Apteryx bulleri) baby.
A rare white Apteryx mantelli
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References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2017). "Apteryx mantelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T45353580A119177586. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T45353580A119177586.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ Gill; et al. (2010). "Checklist of the birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica" (PDF) (4th ed.). Te Papa Press. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ↑ Ümüt Çınar (2015). "01 Pᴀʟᴇᴏɢɴᴀᴛʜᴀᴇ : Sᴛʀᴜᴛʜɪᴏɴɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Rʜᴇɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Cᴀsᴜᴀʀɪɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Aᴘᴛᴇʀʏɢɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Aᴇᴘʏᴏʀɴɪᴛʜɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Dɪɴᴏʀɴɪᴛʜɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Lɪᴛʜᴏʀɴɪᴛʜɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Tɪɴᴀᴍɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs & Rᴇfᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇs". Archived from the original on 3 November 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "North Island brown kiwi | New Zealand Birds Online". www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz. Retrieved 2021-08-27.