Description
Lithograph of Kiwis from Broinowski’s, Birds of Australia.
Common name: Little Spotted Kiwi or Little Gray Kiwi
Binomial name: Apteryx owenii
First described: Gould 1847
Distribution: Originally endemic to the South Island
After they were released on Kapiti Island at the turn of the C20th, they were also moved to Red Mercury Island, Hen Island, Tiritiri Matangi Island, and Long Island in the Queen Charlotte Sound. In 2000, about 20 little spotted kiwis were released into Karori Wildlife Sanctuary.
Common name: North Island Kiwi
Binomial name: Apteryx mantelli
First described: Bartlett 1851
Distribution: North Island
