Taxa

Apterygiformes

Order

Citation Formats

General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Apterygiformes." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/order-apterygiformes.

APA Style

Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Apterygiformes. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/order-apterygiformes

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-apterygiformes,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Apterygiformes},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/order-apterygiformes},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

Apterygiformes is the order of flightless birds containing the kiwi, five living species in the family Apterygidae and genus Apteryx, found only in New Zealand. Kiwi are the smallest of the ratites, the flightless bird group that also includes ostriches, emus, cassowaries and rheas.

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