Южный киви/Southern Brown Kiwis Racing And Chasing At Stewart Island, New Zealand | Flightless Birds | Tokoeka

Southern Brown Kiwis Racing And Chasing At Stewart Island, New Zealand | Flightless Birds | Tokoeka | Common Kiwis | Apteryx Australis. Two Southern Brown Kiwis (Common Kiwis) chasing each other at Stewart Island, New Zealand. These flightless birds are endemic to New are five main species, with the Apteryx Australis being the second most common species. Credit: @strangeanimals1122 Wikipedia Department of Conservation The southern brown kiwi, tokoeka, or  common kiwi (Apteryx australis) is a species of kiwi from South Island, New Zealand. Until 2000 it was considered  conspecific with the North Island brown kiwi, and still is by some authorities. It has no preen gland, and its feathers have no aftershafts and no barbules. There are large vibrissae around its gape, and it has no tail, only a pygostyle. It has a length of 45 to 55 cm (18–22 in) and the female weighs 2.1 to 3.9 kg (4.6–8.6 lb) and the male weighs 1.6 to 2.8 kg (3.5–6.2 l