This is the New Zealand kiwi bird. This bird is only found in New Zealand. There are only about 70,000 Kiwi left. They are losing about 2% of there kiwi every year which is about 27 per week. Yes the kiwi is threatened with extinction.
The kiwi is mostly nocturnal. they live in forests and bush areas. They make dens or nests in hollow logs or dense vegetation. Kiwi are the only bird that have nostrils at the end of there bill. The nostrils are used for probing in the ground and sniffing invertebrates to eat, it also eats fruit that has fallen.
The kiwi has one of the largest egg-to -body weight ratios of any bird. The egg averages 15% of the females body weight compared to an ostriches egg. Female kiwi are larger than male kiwi birds. Depending on the species the kiwi can live up to 25-50 years. Adult kiwi usually mate for life.
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