Southern Brown Kiwi
Apteryx australisShaw, G, 1813
English (US) Southern Brown Kiwi
The Southern Brown Kiwi (Apteryx australis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Apterygidae (Kiwis) in the order Apterygiformes.
- Scientific name
- Apteryx australis
- Family
- Apterygidae (Kiwis)
- Order
- Apterygiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Southern Brown Kiwi
- Described by
- Shaw, G, 1813
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Apteryx australis australis
- Apteryx australis lawryi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Shaw, G, 1813
- Type locality
- New Zealand. Type from Dusky Sound, South Island.
- Original description
- The naturalist's miscellany 24, no.10 pl.1057,1058
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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