Figures vary, but the count of kiwi in New Zealand, as of 2008, was believed to be 72,600.
There are five species of kiwis (some sources say seven), and their conservation status varies.
The Okarito Kiwi, or Rowi (Apteryx rowi) is critically endangered.
The brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) is endangered.
The little spotted kiwi (Apteryx owenii), great spotted kiwi (Apteryx haastii) and tokoeka(Apteryx australis) are classified as vulnerable.
Sources vary on this.
It is generally accepted that there are five species of kiwi.
According to the related weblink below, the Brown kiwi is then divided into four distinct groups: the Northland, Coromandel, western and the eastern brown kiwi; while the Tokoeka is also divided into four distinct groups - the Haast tokoeka, the northern Fiordland tokoeka, the southern Fiordland tokoeka and the Stewart Island tokoeka.
However, the 'Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand' by the Ornithological Society of New Zealand, published 2010, lists seven species:
The number of kiwi in the wild is not known, as no new surveys have been done for several years.
Figures vary, but the approximate count of wild and captive kiwi in New Zealand, as of 2008, was believed to be 72,600.
Kiwi are not found anywhere else in the world, and sources vary on how many species there are. It is generally accepted that there are five species of kiwi.
The Brown kiwi is then divided into four distinct groups: the Northland, Coromandel, western and the eastern brown kiwi; while the Tokoeka is also divided into four distinct groups - the Haast tokoeka, the northern Fiordland tokoeka, the southern Fiordland tokoeka and the Stewart Island tokoeka.
However, the 'Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand' by the Ornithological Society of New Zealand, published 2010, lists seven species:
Figures vary, but the count of kiwi in New Zealand, as of 2008, was believed to be 72,600.
It is estimated that, by 2018, the figure will have fallen to 63,500.
It is not known, as no new surveys have been done for several years. Figures vary, but the count of kiwi in New Zealand, as of 2008, was believed to be 72,600.
Figures vary, but the count of kiwi in New Zealand, as of 2008, was believed to be 72,600.
a pickle and a left nut
there would only be 10 left unless they mate
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There are believed to be between 20,000 and 35,000 Brown Kiwi remaining, based on figures between 1996 and 2006.
90,000
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Green kiwis
more than you can count
All species of kiwi are protected.
There is a pretty extensive relationship between kiwis and humans. The relationship between kiwis and humans includes humans eating kiwis.
Kiwis live in New Zealand.
Kiwis are indigenous to New Zealand. Other than Kiwis in Zoos, Kiwis do not grow in Australia.