The North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) Apteryx australis or Apteryx bulleri before 2000 (and still in some sources), is a species of kiwi that is widespread in the northern two-thirds of the North Island of New Zealand and, with about 35000 remaining, is the most common kiwi.
Read more about North Island Brown Kiwi: Taxonomy, Range and Habitat, Description, Behaviour, Conservation
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