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Great Spotted Kiwi

Apteryx maxima

Great Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx maxima) — Ratites & Tinamous of Australia & Oceania.

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The Great Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx maxima) is a member of the Apterygidae family found in Australia & Oceania.

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Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Apterygiformes
  3. Family Apterygidae Kiwis
  4. Genus Apteryx
  5. Species maxima

Where it lives

Montane northern South I. (New Zealand)

Quick facts

Family
Apterygidae
Order
Apterygiformes

Biology & behaviour

The Great Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx maxima) is a species of kiwis in the family Apterygidae, order Apterygiformes. It is found in Australia & Oceania — montane n South I. (New Zealand).

Conservation

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