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The five extant species fall into the family Apterygidae (/ ˌ æ p t ə ˈ r ɪ dʒ ə d iː /) and genus Apteryx (/ ˈ æ p t ər ɪ k s /). [5] 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 ).
The little spotted kiwi or little grey kiwi [2] (Apteryx owenii) is a small flightless bird in the kiwi family, Apterygidae. It is the smallest of the five kiwi species, at about 0.9 to 1.9 kg (2– 4 + 1 ⁄ 4 lb), about the size of a bantam.
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Apterygidae. Apteryx. Name Binomial Name Status Distribution Great spotted kiwi: Apteryx haastii VU South Island, New Zealand Little spotted kiwi:
Family Apterygidae Gray 1840 (kiwis) Genus †Proapteryx Worthy et al. 2013 †Proapteryx micromeros Worthy et al. 2013; Genus Apteryx Shaw 1813. Apteryx australis Shaw 1813 (southern brown kiwi or tokoeka) VU. A. a. lawryi (Rothschild 1893) (Stewart Island tokoeka) A. a. australis Shaw 1813 (Fiordland/Haast tokoeka) Apteryx haastii Potts 1872 ...
The Stewart Island tokoeka is the largest type of southern brown kiwi. It has red-brown feathers that resemble fur. It has small wings and a long, curved bill. [2] The nostrils are at the end of the bill, not at the top near the rest of its face.
The great spotted kiwi, great grey kiwi [3] or roroa (Apteryx maxima) [2] is a species of kiwi endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. The great spotted kiwi, as a member of the ratites, is flightless.