Sources vary on this.
It is generally accepted that there are five species of kiwi.
According to the related weblink below, the Brown kiwi is then divided into four distinct groups: the Northland, Coromandel, western and the eastern brown kiwi; while the Tokoeka is also divided into four distinct groups - the Haast tokoeka, the northern Fiordland tokoeka, the southern Fiordland tokoeka and the Stewart Island tokoeka.
However, the 'Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand' by the Ornithological Society of New Zealand, published 2010, lists seven species:
Sources vary on this.
It is generally accepted that there are five species of kiwi.
The Brown kiwi is then divided into four distinct groups: the Northland, Coromandel, western and the eastern brown kiwi; while the Tokoeka is also divided into four distinct groups - the Haast tokoeka, the northern Fiordland tokoeka, the southern Fiordland tokoeka and the Stewart Island tokoeka.
However, the 'Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand' by the Ornithological Society of New Zealand, published 2010, lists seven species:
The most common type of kiwi is the North Island Brown Kiwi. Although it is only found on the North island, it is estimated to have a population variously estimated as being between 25,000 and 35,000, which is more than any of the other kiwi species.
The most common name for the kiwi in New Zealand is kiwi.
The kiwi is the kiwi's common name.
Kiwi
There are no common names for the kiwi, small flightless birds of New Zealand. They are simply known as kiwi.
The kiwi belongs to te genus Apteryx and the family Apterygidae.
Either the kiwi itself (or a stylisation of it) or the silver fern.
No. Kiwi do not have teeth. A kiwi is a small, flightless bird with a long bill, and most certainly no teeth.
'Kiwi' brand tomato sauce but no Kiwi type tomatoes on the net.
A kiwi is a type of tropical fruit. We had kiwi fruit for dessert.
Manukura is a Little White Kiwi, the offspring of a brown kiwi from Gt Barrier Is.
The kiwi grows in the winter season
The most common blood type is O.