Brown Kiwi

Brown kiwi, common kiwi Apteryx mantelli (formerly Apteryx australis) The kiwi is the national bird of New Zealand. Meaning of scientific name Apteryx = "wingless" or "without wings".

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.

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.

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..

- Little Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx owenii): CentralPets.com - North Island Brown Kiwi aka Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli): CentralPets.com - Okarito Brown (Apteryx mantelli): CentralPets.com - Southern Tokoeka (Apteryx australis): CentralPets.com ...

Baker, A.J., Daugherty, C.H., Colbourne, R. and McLennan, J.L. (1995) Flightless Brown Kiwis of New Zealand possess extremely subdivided population structure and cryptic species like small mammals. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 92: 8254-8258.

See also: Kiwi, Burro, Parakeet, Parrot, Eagle