Apteryx Huxley 1867 (kiwi)

Aves - Apterygiformes - Apterygidae

Parent taxon: Apterygidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Worthy 1997 and Worthy and Grant-Mackie 2003

Sister taxa: Metapteryx, Proapteryx, Pseudapteryx

Subtaxa: Apteryx australis Apteryx haastii Apteryx mantelli Apteryx owenii Apteryx rowi

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of New Zealand (19 collections)

Total: 19 collections including 24 occurrences

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