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The North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli), is a type of kiwi. It lives in New Zealand.
North Island brown kiwi | |
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North Island brown kiwi, (Apteryx mantelli) | |
Male song | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
Order: | Apterygiformes |
Family: | Apterygidae |
Genus: | Apteryx |
Species: | A. mantelli |
Binomial name | |
Apteryx mantelli Bartlett, AD, 1851 | |
The distribution of North Island brown kiwi | |
Synonyms | |
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The North Island brown kiwi has dark brown spiky feathers. It also has a black, long pale bill. Its legs, toes and claws are short and dark. It has small wings and does not fly. It has no tail.[4]
Brown kiwi are found throughout the North Island. It prefers dense sub-tropical and temperate forests.[4]
The North Island brown kiwi eat invertebrates. They lay 2-3 clutches a year with 2 eggs in each clutch. The nest can be in a small burrow or in a hollow log.[4]
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