Little Spotted Kiwi
Apteryx owenii
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Birds
The little spotted kiwi, also known as little grey kiwi or kiwi pukupuku, 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, about the size of a bantam. It is endemic to New Zealand, and in pre-European times occurred in both main islands, but is now mainly restricted to a number of small offshore islands and mainland reserves protected by pest-exclusion fences.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Apterygiformes
- Family
- Apterygidae
- Genus
- Apteryx