Summary ³

The Little Spotted Kiwi or Little Gray Kiwi,Apteryx owenii, is a small species of kiwi originally from New Zealand's South Island (they used to live near Marlborough and where Tokoeka currently live). Around 1890 to 1910 a population of them was trans-located to Kapiti Island for conservation purposes. Little Spotted Kiwis are the smallest species of kiwi, at about 0.9–1.9 kg (2.0–4.2 lb), about the size of a bantam.

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1. (c) Tony Wills, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Tony Wills
2. (c) J Brew, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/93452909@N00/201856111
3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apteryx_owenii

More Info

• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• VertNet
• Xeno-canto

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