Family Apterygidae Gray 1840 (kiwi)
Aves - Apterygiformes - Apterygidae
Parent taxon: Apterygiformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Carroll 1988, De Vis 1892, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Lambrecht 1933, Livezey and Zusi 2007 and Worthy and Grant-Mackie 2003
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Apteryx Metapteryx Proapteryx Pseudapteryx
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Zealand (19 collections)
• Miocene of New Zealand (2)
Total: 21 collections including 26 occurrences