North Island brown kiwi
North Island brown kiwi | |
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North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
Order: | Apterygiformes |
Family: | Apterygidae |
Genus: | Apteryx |
Species: | A. mantelli
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Binomial name | |
Apteryx mantelli Bartlett, AD, 1852[2]
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The distribution of North Island brown kiwi | |
Synonyms | |
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The North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli; Apteryx australis or Apteryx bulleri[5] as before 2000, still used in some sources) is a species of kiwi that is widespread in the northern two-thirds of the North Island of New Zealand and, with about 35,000 remaining,[2] it is the most common kiwi. It holds the world record for laying the largest eggs relative to its body size.[6]
Genetics
The genome of Apteryx mantelli was sequenced in 2015.[7]
Taxonomy
Until 2000, the brown kiwi (then Apteryx australis) was thought to include the
The brown kiwi was first described as Apteryx australis by Abraham Dee Bartlett, in 1813, based on a specimen from Dusky Sound, South Island, New Zealand.[9] This is a monotypic species.[10]
Location | Population | Date | Trend |
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North Island[11] | 2500 | 2008 | Decreasing -4% yr |
Little Barrier Island[2] | 2500 | 1996 | Stable |
Ponui Island[2] | Stable | ||
Kapiti Island[11] | Stable | ||
Kawau Island[2] | Stable | ||
Total (New Zealand) | 5000[2] | 1996 | Decreasing -2% yr[11] |
Range and habitat
Brown kiwi are found in a number of parts of the
Description
Females stand about 40 cm (16 in) high and weigh about 2.8 kg (6.2 lb) the males about 2.2 kg (4.9 lb). The plumage is streaky red-brown and spiky. The North Island brown kiwi is the only species of kiwi found internationally in zoos.[citation needed]
Behaviour
These kiwi, like all kiwi, feed on
Conservation
The North Island brown kiwi is Vulnerable, per the IUCN Red List,[1] with the major threat coming from predators, such as dogs, cats, and stoat (Mustela erminea). 94% of chicks die before breeding in areas where mammalian pest control is not carried out.[12] It has an occurrence range of 38,400 km2 (14,800 sq mi), with a population, estimated in 2000, of 35,000.[2]
In 1996 there were around 35,000 North Island Brown Kiwis and in 2006 there were 20,000.[13]
Nationwide studies show that on average only 5 percent of kiwi chicks survive to adulthood. However, in areas under active pest management, survival rates for North Island brown kiwi can be far higher. For example, prior to a joint
In 2022, 11 North Island Brown Kiwi were released on Wellington's South Coast after a 100 year absence.[14] Fifty more kiwi were released into the hills of Wellington in May 2023.[15]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g BirdLife International (2008)
- ^ Gill; et al. (2010). "Checklist of the birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica" (PDF) (4th ed.). Te Papa Press. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ Ümüt Çınar (2015). "01 Pᴀʟᴇᴏɢɴᴀᴛʜᴀᴇ : Sᴛʀᴜᴛʜɪᴏɴɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Rʜᴇɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Cᴀsᴜᴀʀɪɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Aᴘᴛᴇʀʏɢɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Aᴇᴘʏᴏʀɴɪᴛʜɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Dɪɴᴏʀɴɪᴛʜɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Lɪᴛʜᴏʀɴɪᴛʜɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Tɪɴᴀᴍɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs & Rᴇfᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇs". Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ A History of the Birds of New Zealand
- ISBN 9781904994879
- S2CID 3156484.
- ^ "Massey News Article - do ya think I'm sexy?". Archived from the original on 18 February 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
- ^ Davies, S. J. J. F. (2003)
- ^ Clements, J (2007)
- ^ a b c Save the Kiwi (2008)
- ^ a b c BirdLife International
- ^ Sales, James (1 May 2005). "The endangered kiwi: a review". Folia Zool: 20. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Brown kiwi released on Wellington's southwest coast". RNZ. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Fifty kiwi set to be released into the hills of Wellington". RNZ. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
Further reading
- Davies, S.J.J.F. (2003). "Kiwis". In Hutchins, Michael (ed.). Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Vol. 8 Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins (2nd ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. pp. 89–92. ISBN 978-0-7876-5784-0.
External links
- ARKive - images and movies of the North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)
- Save the Kiwi (2008). "Population status of the North Island Brown Kiwi". Save the Kiwi. Archived from the original on 26 May 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- BirdLife Species Factsheet
- Video of North Island Brown Kiwi feeding in full daylight
- Taranaki Kiwi Trust