Southern Brown Kiwi (Apteryx australis)

About Southern Brown Kiwi (Apteryx australis)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Chordates
• Class: Birds
• Order: Struthioniformes
• Family: Kiwis

The tokoeka occurs in a wide range of habitats, from coastal sand dunes to forest, tussock grassland and sub-alpine shrubs (2). It has even been found burrowing into snow for shelter on mountain slopes during the winter (4).
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