Kiwi Bird | 08 Dec 2023

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.