Family
Kiwis
Apterygidae
5 species with a page on Motmot.
Order: Apterygiformes
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).
Species in this family
- 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