- Apteryx mantelli
Identification
The Northern (AKA North Island) Brown Kiwi, Apteryx mantelli or Apteryx australis before 2000 (and still in some sources), is a species of kiwi that with about 25,000 remaining, is the most common kiwi. Females stand about 40 cm (16 inches) high and weigh about 2.9 kg, the males about 2.2 kg. The plumage is streaky red-brown and spiky.
Distribution
Widespread in the northern two-thirds of the North Island of New Zealand
Taxonomy
A recent split from Apteryx australis.
Habitat
Scrub-like farm land, pine (an introduced tree) plantations, and native forests.
Behaviour
The female usually lays two eggs, which are incubated by the male.
