What makes the kiwi bird special?

Answer 1

Kiwis are small, Flightless Birds of New Zealand. Kiwi have tiny, rudimentary wings that are so small they are completely hidden beneath their thick covering of shaggy feathers. They cannot fly because they are members of the group of flightless birds known as ratites. Ratites have wings but the bones in their chests do not have the capacity for flight muscles, which is what birds also need to fly.

Being birds, they have feathers, but the feathers are wispy and shaggy in appearance. Also being birds, they lay eggs in order to reproduce, but the eggs are six times larger than eggs from a bird of similar size. Just prior to the egg being laid, it takes up 15 - 20% of the bird's entire body weight.

Kiwi have unusually long bills. Their nostrils are at the end of their beak and they have an exceptional sense of smell. They use their long bill and their sense of smell to locate food up to the depth of their bill below the surface of the ground.

Answer 2

Kiwi have several unusual characteristics.

• They are the only birds with nostrils at the very tip of their beak.
• Their eggs are the largest in proportion to their body size, being about six times the size of that of another bird of the same size. The eggs are about 120mm long and 80mm in diameter.
• Kiwi have very soft, wispy feathers which almost resemble fur.

Answer 3

Kiwi are small, flightless birds of New Zealand. Kiwi have tiny, rudimentary wings that are so small they are completely hidden beneath their thick covering of shaggy feathers. They cannot fly because they are members of the group of flightless birds known as ratites. Ratites have wings but the bones in their chests do not have the capacity for flight muscles, which is what birds also need to fly.

Being birds, they have feathers, but the feathers are wispy and shaggy in appearance. Also being birds, they lay eggs in order to reproduce, but the eggs are six times larger than eggs from a bird of similar size. Just prior to the egg being laid, it takes up 15 - 20% of the bird's entire body weight.

Kiwi have unusually long bills. Their nostrils are at the end of their beak and they have an exceptional sense of smell. They use their long bill and their sense of smell to locate food up to the depth of their bill below the surface of the ground.

Answer 4

Kiwis are small, flightless birds of New Zealand. Kiwi have tiny, rudimentary wings that are so small they are completely hidden beneath their thick covering of shaggy feathers. They cannot fly because they are members of the group of flightless birds known as ratites. Ratites have wings but the bones in their chests do not have the capacity for flight muscles, which is what birds also need to fly.

Being birds, they have feathers, but the feathers are wispy and shaggy in appearance. Also being birds, they lay eggs in order to reproduce, but the eggs are six times larger than eggs from a bird of similar size. Just prior to the egg being laid, it takes up 15 - 20% of the bird's entire body weight.

Kiwi have unusually long bills. Their nostrils are at the end of their beak and they have an exceptional sense of smell. They use their long bill and their sense of smell to locate food up to the depth of their bill below the surface of the ground.

Kiwi are nocturnal birds, and they dig burrows in order to nest.

Answer 5

Kiwi are unique birds, quite unlike any other species of bird in the world. Kiwi have special characteristics thath enable them to survive as small, flightless birds of New Zealand. They have tiny, rudimentary wings that are so small they are completely hidden beneath their thick covering of shaggy feathers. They cannot fly because they are members of the group of flightless birds known as ratites. Ratites have wings but the bones in their chests do not have the capacity for flight muscles, which is what birds also need to fly.

Being birds, they have feathers, but the feathers are wispy and shaggy in appearance. Also being birds, they lay eggs in order to reproduce, but the eggs are six times larger than eggs from a bird of similar size. Just prior to the egg being laid, it takes up 15 - 20% of the bird's entire body weight.

Kiwi have unusually long bills. Their nostrils are at the end of their beak and they have an exceptional sense of smell. They use their long bill and their sense of smell to locate food up to the depth of their bill below the surface of the ground.

Kiwi are nocturnal. Most nocturnal birds are owls and nightjars, but the kiwi's nocturnal habits are a means for protecting itself from predators.

Answer 6

• The kiwi is a bird, so it is a warm-blooded vertebrate which breathes using lungs, has feathers, and which lays eggs.
• A kiwi is flightless.
• It has tiny, rudimentary wings which are so small as to be completely invisible.
• It has no external tail.
• It has a long, thin bill averaging from 9-20 cm in length, depending on the species.
• The kiwi has sharp-clawed legs which are surprisingly widely spaced apart, meaning that it walks with an unusual, rolling gait.

Answer 7

Some of the kiwi bird's features are; brown feathers, long beaks, and it looks like they have no wings, but they do.