Thursday, May 2, 2019

BROWN KIWI

Photographed near Marsden’s Cross, North Island, New Zealand, April, 2019


1291                BROWN KIWI                Apteryx mantelli

NEW ZEALAND                121

Uncommon endemic. Found in native forest, scrub, exotic forest(especially in Northland, northern Coromandel and eastern Bay of Plenty) and adjacent farmland. Strongholds in Northland, northern Coromandel, Te Urewera NP and inland Taranaki-Whanganui.






1 comment:

  1. an odd creature to spot coming out of the darkness - almost got yourself the full set of Kiwi - fine twitching

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