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What genus of bird is a kiwi?

Updated: 10/8/2023
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The scientific name for the genus in which the kiwi is classified is Apteryx.

Different species of kiwi have different scientific names. According to the 'Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand' by the Ornithological Society of New Zealand, published 2010, there are seven species named:

  • Great Spotted (A. haastii)
  • Little spotted (A. owenii)
  • North Island Brown (A. mantelli),
  • Okarito Brown (A. rowi)
  • South Island Brown (A. australis australis)
  • Southern brown (A. australis)
  • Stewart Island brown (A. australis lawryi)
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