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Apterygiformes
4-562.10.00English: Kiwis.
Clades: Paleognathae; Aves; Animals.
Region: New Zealand.
Habitat: forest.
Genera: 1; in 1 family Apterygidae; 5 species.
Culture: kiwi is recognised as an icon of New Zealand, and the association is so strong that the term Kiwi is used internationally as the colloquial demonym for New Zealanders.ZoologyKiwi are flightless birds. They have one of the largest in proportion to body size, up to 20% of the female's weight. They have hair like feathers, short and stout legs, and using their nostrils at the end of their long beak to detect prey before they ever see it.TaxonomyKiwis are much more closely related to the extinct Malagasy elephant birds than to the moa of New Zealand.
Clades: Paleognathae; Aves; Animals.
Region: New Zealand.
Habitat: forest.
Genera: 1; in 1 family Apterygidae; 5 species.
Culture: kiwi is recognised as an icon of New Zealand, and the association is so strong that the term Kiwi is used internationally as the colloquial demonym for New Zealanders.ZoologyKiwi are flightless birds. They have one of the largest in proportion to body size, up to 20% of the female's weight. They have hair like feathers, short and stout legs, and using their nostrils at the end of their long beak to detect prey before they ever see it.TaxonomyKiwis are much more closely related to the extinct Malagasy elephant birds than to the moa of New Zealand.