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
- Family
- Apterygidae (Kiwis)
- Order
- Apterygiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Little Spotted Kiwi
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1847
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic 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.
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