- Apteryx owenii
Identification
40cm. Pale buffish-grey mottled with brownish-black. Bill white or pink, legs white or pale brown.
Distribution
South Island, New Zealand. Formerly North Island, but now extirpated.
Taxonomy
This species is monotypic.[1]
Habitat
Native forest, rough farmland and scrub.
Behaviour
Nests in a hole in tree-roots, dense vegetation, or hollow log, sometimes an excavated burrow. 1 egg, ivory-white to pale greenish, is laid and incubated by male.
Diet includes worms and insect larvae, fallen fruit.
References
- Clements, JF. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Little Spotted Kiwi. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Little_Spotted_Kiwi
