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Little Spotted Kiwi

Apteryx oweniiGould, J, 1847

English (US) Little Spotted Kiwi

The Little Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx owenii) 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.

Range: Kapiti, South, and formerly North islands (New Zealand)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Apteryx owenii
IUCN Red List
Near Threatened
English (US)
Little Spotted Kiwi
Described by
Gould, J, 1847

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Apteryx Owenii
Described by
Gould, J, 1847
Type locality
New Zealand. Type probably from Nelson or Marlborough, fide Oliver, 1955, N. Z. Birds, ed. 2, p. 53.
Original description
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.15, no.175 p.94

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 5 species of the family Apterygidae