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Okarito Brown Kiwi
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Okarito Kiwi
Apteryx rowi
The Okarito kiwi (Apteryx rowi), also known as the rowi or Okarito brown kiwi, is a member of the kiwi family Apterygidae, described as new to science in 2003. The species is part of the brown kiwi complex, and is morphologically very similar to other members of that complex. It is found in a restricted area of the Ōkārito forest on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, and has a population of only about 600 birds.
From the article Okarito kiwi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This species is a medium-sized kiwi measuring around 55 cm (22 in) in length. It is sexually dimorphic, with females being larger than males and having longer beaks. The weight of the male ranges from 1.57 to 2.25 kg (3.5 to 5.0 lb), and the female weighs 1.95–3.97 kg (4.3–8.8 lb).
Range & habitat
The Okarito brown kiwi lives in the Okarito forest on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. On 29 June 2010, three breeding pairs were released onto Blumine Island as part of a breeding programme. In 2012, twenty rowi were released on Mana Island. A new population was established in the Omoeroa Ranges near Fox Glacier in late 2018. In 2021 signs of rowi were detected in Ballyhooly Bush, remnant mataī forest on the Lower Whataroa River flats, 24 km from Ōkārito forest.
Wikipedia: “Range and habitat”
What it does
The female can lay up to three eggs, each in a different nest. Both the male and the female incubate the eggs. The egg is very large, as it weighs 20% of the female's weight (as in all kiwi). The eggs incubate for 75–85 days. Most pairs are monogamous throughout their lives.
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 144303.