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  2. North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) inhabit four primary regions within New Zealand’s North Island outside of sanctuaries and zoos. This includes Northland and it’s associated islands, the Coromandel, Eastern and Western North Island, New Zealand.

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    The brown kiwi is one of our most common kiwi species; however, the population is steadily declining. Without ongoing support, experts estimate brown kiwi will be extinct in the wild within two generations. For many New Zealanders, brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) is the species we think of when kiwi are talked about. It is the species that lives clos...

    All brown kiwi live in the North Island. Four geographically and genetically distinct forms have been identified: 1. Northland brown kiwi 2. Coromandel brown kiwi 3. Western brown kiwi 4. Eastern brown kiwi. The brown kiwi is faster at breeding than other kiwi, producing up to two eggs a clutch, and one to two clutches a year, as opposed to the mor...

    Northland brown kiwi once lived all over Northland. By the 1980s kiwi were locally extinct in many areas. This was largely caused by predation from introduced mammals. In 1996, it was estimated that North Island kiwi had probably declined by at least 90% during the previous century. Northland brown kiwi are currently spread between a translocated p...

    If you see dogs wandering in any part of Northland, catch the dog if it is possible and safe to do so, and/or call either of the following numbers immediately: 1. Whangarei District Council: +64 9 438 7513 2. Far North District Council: 0800 920 029 or +64 9 405 2750 3. Kaipara District Council: 0800 105 890 Or check in with your nearest Department...

  3. The brown kiwi is the only bird known in which both the left and the right ovaries consistently occur—most birds have only one. Kiwi are flightless, nocturnal birds native only to New Zealand. They have the second largest egg per body weight of any bird.

  4. The North Island brown kiwi is a species of kiwi that is widespread in the northern two-thirds of the North Island of New Zealand and, with about 35,000 remaining, is the most common kiwi. It holds the world record for laying the largest eggs relative to its body size.

  5. Apteryx aus­tralis, com­monly known as brown kiwis, is lo­cated in the Aus­tralian bio­geo­graphic re­gion. They are en­demic to New Zealand, and re­side on North Is­land (in North­land and Taranaki), South is­land (in Fiord­land and West­land), and Stew­art Is­land.

  6. Brown kiwi are New Zealands second most numerous kiwi species (after tokoeka). Their total population is estimated to be 24,550. Brown kiwi are the focus of most community-led kiwi conservation groups in the North Island.

  7. The only kiwi in the wild in the North Island. Widespread in native forest and scrub, pine forests, rough farmland from sea level to 1400 m north of the Manawatu Gorge. Flightless, with tiny vestigial wings and no tail. Nocturnal, therefore more often heard than seen.