Okarito Kiwi

소개

오카리토 갈색 키위는 뉴질랜드 남섬의 오카리토 숲에만 서식하는 희귀한 키위 새입니다. 회갈색 깃털이 특징이며, 보호 번식 프로그램을 통해 개체 수를 늘리고 있습니다.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
체중	2336.25 g	82.41 oz

식별

깃털

Grayish-brown, hair-like plumage with faint rufous streaking; paler and grayer than other brown kiwis. Facial region may show faint whitish wash. No wing or tail feathers visible. Sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Restricted to Okarito sanctuary forest and adjacent lowland podocarp-hardwood forest on the West Coast of South Island, New Zealand. Nests in burrows on the forest floor in moist dense bush. Elevation below 200 m.

🌲 Forest

분포 지역

Endemic to New Zealand's South Island. Flightless, nocturnal, and sedentary in dense temperate rainforest and alpine scrub year-round.

Diet & Feeding

Nocturnal feeder in Okarito rainforest; probes soft soils for earthworms, amphipods, and insect larvae near wetland margins.

보전 상태

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List

행동 및 번식

둥지

Nest type: BU,CV.

산란 수

1-3

소리

노래

Male produces a long, clear whistled 'ooo-kee-wee', female responds with a lower, raucous 'kurrr'. The Rowi's call is softer and slightly higher-pitched than other kiwi species.

분류학

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

Distribution

Okarito Kiwi has been recorded in 1 countries.

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출현 Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway

External Databases

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What does the Okarito Kiwi eat?

Nocturnal feeder in Okarito rainforest; probes soft soils for earthworms, amphipods, and insect larvae near wetland margins.

Where does the Okarito Kiwi live?

Restricted to Okarito sanctuary forest and adjacent lowland podocarp-hardwood forest on the West Coast of South Island, New Zealand. Nests in burrows on the forest floor in moist dense bush. Elevation below 200 m.

Is the Okarito Kiwi endangered?

The Okarito Kiwi has a conservation status of Vulnerable.

How does the Okarito Kiwi nest?

Nest type: BU,CV.

What does the Okarito Kiwi sound like?

Male produces a long, clear whistled 'ooo-kee-wee', female responds with a lower, raucous 'kurrr'. The Rowi's call is softer and slightly higher-pitched than other kiwi species.

How big is the Okarito Kiwi?

The Okarito Kiwi has a weight of 2336.25 g.

What order and family does the Okarito Kiwi belong to?

The Okarito Kiwi (Apteryx rowi) belongs to the order Apterygiformes and the family Apterygidae.