Brown Kiwis at the Zoo: The Bird House has two males on exhibit. Because kiwis are nocturnal, they are exhibited in a reversed-schedule room. Their "night" occurs during the day so that visitors can observe them as they moves about his enclosure.
North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)
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North Island brown kiwi ...
The Brown Kiwi, Apteryx mantelli is widespread in the northern two-thirds of the North Island and with about 35,000 remaining is the most common kiwi. Females stand about 400 mm high and weigh about 2.8 kg, the males about 2.2 kg.
Okarito Brown Kiwi - Apteryx mantelli
This close relative of the North Island Brown Kiwi is distinguished by its slightly greyish plumage, sometimes accompanised by white facial feathers.
North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)
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Maud Island frog (Leiopelma pakeka) ...
The Rowi, also known as the Okarito Brown Kiwi or Apteryx rowi, is a recently identified species, slightly smaller, with a greyish tinge to the plumage and sometimes white facial feathers.
Museum Display of Brown Kiwi with part of egg.
Three Species Kiwi
When New Zealanders refer to themselves as Kiwis they are not referring to a little green fruit, but to the flightless bird called the Kiwi..
Brown Kiwi is now split into three - North Island Brown Apteryx mantelli, Okarito Brown A. rowi, and Southern Brown A. australis - but everywhere a kiwi is elusive & mostly declining. Little Spotted A. owenii & Great Spotted A.
 See also: Kiwi, Burro, Parakeet, Parrot, Eagle
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