Little Spotted Kiwi

소개

작은 반점 키위는 뉴질랜드의 몇몇 섬에만 서식하는 소형 키위 새입니다. 수컷이 주로 알을 품는 것으로 알려져 있으며, 포식자 없는 섬에서 개체 수를 유지하고 있습니다.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
체중	1296.5 g	45.73 oz

식별

깃털

Fine, soft grayish-white feathers with intricate brown and black barring producing a mottled spotted pattern. Smallest of all kiwis. Sexes similar but females larger. Hair-like plumage texture.

Habitat & Range

Dense podocarp and broadleaf forest and shrubland on predator-free offshore islands including Kapiti Island, New Zealand. Nests in burrows or rock crevices. Requires moist soil with dense understorey.

🌲 Forest 🌾 Grassland

분포 지역

Restricted to Little Barrier, Kapiti, and a few other offshore islands of New Zealand. Flightless and sedentary; critically endangered.

Diet & Feeding

Probes leaf litter and friable soil for small earthworms, beetle larvae, and spiders on Kapiti Island; supplements with native berries.

보전 상태

Near Threatened

IUCN Red List

행동 및 번식

둥지

Nest type: BU,CV. Incubation: 63-76 days. Fledging: 14-21 days.

산란 수

1-2

소리

노래

Male gives a very high-pitched 'ki-ki-ki' whistle; female call is lower and slower 'kriii'. The smallest kiwi; its voice is correspondingly higher-pitched than its relatives.

분류학

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
목	Apterygiformes (Kiwis)
과	Apterygidae (Kiwis)
Genus	Apteryx
종	Apteryx owenii

Distribution

Little Spotted Kiwi has been recorded in 1 countries.

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출현 Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway

External Databases

자주 묻는 질문

What does the Little Spotted Kiwi eat?

Probes leaf litter and friable soil for small earthworms, beetle larvae, and spiders on Kapiti Island; supplements with native berries.

Where does the Little Spotted Kiwi live?

Dense podocarp and broadleaf forest and shrubland on predator-free offshore islands including Kapiti Island, New Zealand. Nests in burrows or rock crevices. Requires moist soil with dense understorey.

Is the Little Spotted Kiwi endangered?

The Little Spotted Kiwi has a conservation status of Near Threatened.

How does the Little Spotted Kiwi nest?

Nest type: BU,CV. Incubation: 63-76 days. Fledging: 14-21 days.

What does the Little Spotted Kiwi sound like?

Male gives a very high-pitched 'ki-ki-ki' whistle; female call is lower and slower 'kriii'. The smallest kiwi; its voice is correspondingly higher-pitched than its relatives.

How big is the Little Spotted Kiwi?

The Little Spotted Kiwi has a weight of 1296.5 g.

What order and family does the Little Spotted Kiwi belong to?

The Little Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx owenii) belongs to the order Apterygiformes and the family Apterygidae.