Rapid Fire
Kiwi Bird
- 08 Dec 2023
- 1 min read
Recently, two Kiwi hatchlings were found three miles west of Wellington in Makara (New Zealand) a suburb where kiwis had disappeared for over a century due to urban dangers.
- New Zealand’s Capital Kiwi Project is a community-led initiative that aims to restore a large-scale wild kiwi population.
- About:
- The Kiwi is a flightless bird endemic to New Zealand.
- This is known for its eccentric traits such as being nocturnal, flightless, and having mouse-like whiskers and dinosaur-like legs.
- Features:
- Kiwi eggs are one of the largest in proportion to body size (up to 20% of the female's weight) of any order of bird in the world.
- Unique adaptations of kiwi, such as short and stout legs and using their nostrils at the end of their long beak to detect prey before they see it.
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Status: Vulnerable
- Distribution: Kiwi is especially found in the Australian Continent.
