Southern Brown Kiwi
Apteryx australis Shaw, 1813
Apterygidae — Kiwis
Southern Brown Kiwi, Apteryx australis, is a kiwi of south-west South Island and Stewart Island, New Zealand, in the family Apterygidae and the order Apterygiformes. It was described by Shaw in 1813. It is a flightless ratite with no keel on the breastbone and a distinctive palate. The bird has a long, slim bill that curves down slightly, and its plumage is rufous with some streaking. It is nocturnal. It occurs in temperate and sub-tropical forest, grassland and shrubland, with denser cover preferred, and also uses sand dunes on Stewart Island.
- Order
- Apterygiformes
- Family
- Apterygidae — Kiwis
- Breeding range
- Australasia: sw South and Stewart Is. (New Zealand)
