The kiwi is the national animal and symbol of New Zealand. Female kiwi birds are superheroes. It is thought that impassable glaciers separated populations of the ancestral tokoeka. Okarito Tourism; Okarito Hotels; Bed and Breakfast Okarito; Okarito Holiday Rentals; Flights to Okarito; Restaurants near Okarito; Okarito Attractions; Okarito Travel Forum; Okarito Photos; Okarito Map; Okarito Guide; All Okarito Hotels; Near Landmarks. Little Spotted Kiwi: invertebrates, leaves, fallen fruit and fern sporangia. Okarito kiwi This is a species also known as Rowi. The Southern brown kiwi is a good swimmer; it is able to wade and swim in streams and shallow pools if needed. Invertebrates usually between 5-40mm in size. Okarito Photos; Okarito Map; Okarito Travel Guide; All Okarito Hotels; Near Landmarks. Researchers think the first species separation happened when the brown kiwi group separated from the spotted kiwi. Great Spotted Kiwi: invertebrates, including Coleoptera beetle larvae and earthworms. Contents[show] Other names Description Similar species Behaviour Diet Calls Reproduction Distribution/habitat References External links Projects This article is part of Project Aves, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each bird, including made-up species. They lay the largest egg of any bird compared to body size. The Southern brown kiwi is a ratite; it belongs to a group of flightless birds that also includes ostrich, emu, rhea, and cassowary.

Small in size, this kiwi bird is grayish in color and lays eggs at the rate of 3 in a single season, each in a distinct burrow, making an average total of around 80 new Rowi eggs per season.

The species is part of the brown kiwi complex, and is morphologically very similar to other members of that complex. Habitat/Diet. It was recognized as a distinct category in the 1990s. Kiwis are the only bird with nostrils at the end of their beak. They have very strong, muscular legs, which make up about a third of their total body weight and are used for running and fighting.

Okarito Kiwi: no information recorded, suspected to be similar to other species. The Okarito kiwi (Apteryx rowi) also known as the rowi or Okarito brown kiwi, is a member of the kiwi family Apterygidae, described as new to science in 2003. Hotels near (CHC) Christchurch Intl Airport; All things to do in Okarito; Things to do near Okarito Kiwi Tours. The next split happened somewhere south of Okarito on the West Coast of the South Island. Hotels near Okarito Trig Walk and Three Mile Lagoon; Hotels near Okarito Lagoon; Hotels near Andris Apse Okarito Gallery; Near Airports.