Kiwis

Kiwi are flightless birds endemic to New Zealand of the order Apterygiformes. The five extant species fall into the family Apterygidae and genus Apteryx. Approximately the size of a domestic chicken, kiwi are the smallest ratites (which also include ostriches, emus, rheas, cassowaries and the extinct elephant birds and moa).

Specie di questa famiglia

• Southern Brown Kiwi Apteryx australis
• North Island Brown Kiwi Apteryx mantelli
• Great Spotted Kiwi Apteryx maxima
• Little Spotted Kiwi Apteryx owenii
• Okarito Brown Kiwi Apteryx rowi

Specie simili a confronto

• Little Spotted Kiwi vs Great Spotted Kiwi
• Okarito Brown Kiwi vs Little Spotted Kiwi