Southern Brown Kiwi

• Kiwis lay the largest egg in the world in proportion to the body, and have one of the longest incubations: almost three months, against three weeks for a hen.
• The male does the incubating in most species, and in the southern brown kiwi the pairs are monogamous for life and defend the same territory for decades.
• New Zealanders call themselves Kiwis, and the bird is the country's national symbol even though most of them have never seen one in the wild.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bird)

Habitat and environment

Native forest, scrub and tussock grassland of the South Island and Stewart Island, New Zealand

Sexual maturity

4 years

Gestation / incubation

2.5 months

Litter / clutch size

1

Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Apteryx australis

The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.