Kiwi facts

WAL facts about kiwis for our report writing

Interesting Facts

• The kiwi is the smallest living member of the ratite family, a group of flightless birds which includes rheas, ostriches, emu and the extinct Moa

• These are some different types of kiwis. Little spotted kiwi (Apteryx owenii),Great spotted kiwi or roroa (Apteryx haastii),Tokoeka (Apteryx australis),Rowi (Apteryx rowi),Brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)

• Kiwis cannot fly because they have little wings.   
• Kiwis live under logs or under dense vegetation.
• Kiwis are the only birds that have nostrils.