Apteryx owenii, Print, The little spotted kiwi, or little grey kiwi, Apteryx owenii, is a small flightless bird in the kiwi family Apterygidae. It is the smallest species of kiwi, at about 0.9 to 1.9 kg (2.0–4.2 lb), about the size of a bantam. It is endemic to New Zealand, and in pre-European times occurred in both main islands, but is now restricted to a number of small offshore islands and mainland reserves protected by pest-exclusion fences., 1820-1860 University of Amsterdam
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Apteryx owenii, Print, The little spotted kiwi, or little grey kiwi, Apteryx owenii, is a small flightless bird in the kiwi family Apterygidae. It is the smallest species of kiwi, at about 0.9 to 1.9 kg (2.0–4.2 lb), about the size of a bantam. It is endemic to New Zealand, and in pre-European times occurred in both main islands, but is now restricted to a number of small offshore islands and mainland reserves protected by pest-exclusion fences., 1820-1860
University of Amsterdam

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1820-1860 Apteryx owenii Print little spotted kiwi little grey kiwi small flightless bird kiwi family Apterygidae smallest species kiwi 0.9 1.9 kg 2.0–4.2 lb size bantam endemic New Zealand pre-European times occurred main islands now restricted number small offshore islands mainland reserves protected pest-exclusion fences 1820-1860

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