| North Island brown kiwi | |
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| North Island brown kiwi, (Apteryx mantelli) | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
| Order: | Apterygiformes |
| Family: | Apterygidae |
| Genus: | Apteryx |
| Species: | A. mantelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Apteryx mantelli Bartlett, AD, 1851 | |
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| The distribution of North Island brown kiwi | |
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The North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli), is a type of kiwi. It lives in New Zealand.
The North Island brown kiwi has dark brown spiky feathers. It also has a black, long pale bill. Its legs, toes and claws are short and dark. It has small wings and does not fly. It has no tail.
Brown kiwi are found throughout the North Island. It prefers dense sub-tropical and temperate forests.
The North Island brown kiwi eat invertebrates. They lay 2-3 clutches a year with 2 eggs in each clutch. The nest can be in a small burrow or in a hollow log.
