North Island Brown Kiwi
Order: |
Psittaciformes
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Genus: |
Apteryx
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Species: |
mantelli
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Sub-species: |
N/A
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IUCN Red List:  |
Endangered (EN)
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CITES List: |
No Listing
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ESA Status: |
No Listing
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Recovery Plan: |
Not Located
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PVA: |
Not Located
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Habitat Type: |
Forest
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Diet: |
Omnivore
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Migratory: |
No
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Ground/Aerial: |
Ground
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Longevity (years): |
40.00
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Clutch Size: |
up to 2
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Clutch(es) Per Year: |
up to 3.0000
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Breeding Months: |
January February March June July August September October November December
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Age at First Mating (in years): |
1
- 2
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Surrogate Species? |
No
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Notes: |
Used to be 2 subspecies (Okarito Brown kiwi and North Island brown kiwi), but they have been split into separate species (Rowi and Brown Kiwi- The North Island part is now redundant). There are, however, four geographically and genetically distinct forms of the Brown kiwi- Northland, Coromandel, western and eastern. AGE AT FIRST MATING: Males- 1, females-2 (lower limit- often start later)
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Data submitted by: |
Starr McKinney, Jade McGill
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