#kiwi

[bedupolker]

Has anyone else noticed that they do this?

[best-bird-tournament]

FINAL POLL: class Aves

Which is the best bird?

Little spotted kiwi

Common raven

Voting ended onApr 16

Thanks to all who participated in this tournament! Here it is: the final question. May the best bird win.

[airandangels]

Stuff

(Link above screencap of stuff.co.nz headline “Kiwi pukupuku/little spotted kiwi rediscovered on mainland Aotearoa after 50 years.”)

(And yes, one of our main, reputable national news sites is just called “Stuff.”)

This is much more exciting for Kiwi bird-enjoyers than Sir Peter trying to resurrect the moa. Good on you, kiwi pukupuku, for proving you’re experts in How Not To Be Seen, but it is very nice to see you.

[pnglove]

[herpsandbirds]

Little Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx owenii), Apterygidae, order Apterygiformes, New Zealand

Near Threatened.

The smallest of the 5 kiwi species.

In pre-European times occurred in both main islands, but is now mostly restricted to a number of small offshore islands.

They were rediscovered on the South Island in the Adams Wilderness Area in Summer of 2025.

Once endangered, exhaustive recovery work has brought this species back from the brink!

photographs: Judi Lapsley Miller & Laurie Ross

[making-friendos]

Aw hell yeah it’s the pants birds

[ferntern]

I love you jumping flash kiwi. The little guy ever.