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North Island Brown Kiwi

Birds

The North Island brown kiwi is a nocturnal flightless bird and species of kiwi widespread across the northern two-thirds of the North Island of New Zealand. With about 35,000 remaining, it is the most common kiwi species. The eggs it lays are among the largest relative to body size of any bird.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Apteryx mantelli 3
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Kiwi, Species
Source North Island Brown Kiwi (Wikidata)
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Wikipedia: North Island Brown Kiwi
Wikipedia
  • Range and habitat
    Historically, prior to human colonisation, New Zealand's indigenous forests covered terrestrial land and provided the assumed primary habitat for all kiwi species, which thrived in this ecosystem.
  • Infobox: status
    VU
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3. North Island Brown Kiwi (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q734829 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
  • Child Taxon Of: Kiwi, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q43642 (Kiwi)
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Aves","language":"ES"},{"name":"Birds","language":"EN"},{"name":"Oiseaux","language":"FR"},{"name":"鸟纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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