There are five recognized species of kiwi: the North Island brown kiwi, great spotted kiwi, little spotted kiwi, rowi, and tokoeka. All are threatened, with some teetering closer to extinction ...

The great spotted kiwi is the largest, and the little spotted kiwi is the smallest. All of them are exclusively found in New Zealand because, unlike most birds, ...

Now, the different species are indigenous to different regions: the little spotted kiwi inhabits New Zealand’s offshore isles; the great spotted kiwi, the northwestern region of the South Island ...

In 2000, little spotted kiwi - the smallest and rarest of the six kiwi species ... "It's a terrible evolutionary strategy when you introduce predators, but it is great for bird watching." ...

May 20 2004. Nine great spotted kiwi are settling into their new home in the Rotoiti Nature Recovery Project area at Nelson Lakes. The first two kiwi from Kahurangi National Park’s Gouland Downs ...

The kiwi is in swift decline, disappearing at a rate of 2 per cent per year. ... the great spotted kiwi, the northwestern region of the South Island; the brown kiwi, ...

There are five different species of kiwi altogether: Brown kiwi, Great spotted kiwi, Little spotted kiwi, Rowi and the Tokoeka. They are flightless and about the size of a chicken.

DOC ranger Gavin Collis with the great spotted kiwi he rescued from a 3m hole. Photo / supplied. A Department of Conservation worker lowered himself down a 3m mine shaft to rescue a kiwi after a ...

Great Spotted Kiwi to Face MP's Tomorrow. Ministers for Conservation and Environment, Chris Carter and David Benson-Pope and other concerned MPs have been invited to talk with a Great Spotted Kiwi ...

As Robin Toy carefully placed a great spotted kiwi into its new burrow deep in Kahurangi National Park, JoyShorrocsang a haunting waiata welcoming the bird to its new home. A bellbird added its ...