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The Great Spotted Kiwi

A Kiwi is a flightless new Zealand bird. There are five main species of Kiwi.The great spotted Kiwi Is the one that lives here in the coast.The size of the kiwis wings are as big as our little finger

They live In  a bushy mountainous habitat,  have many physical characteristics, and have heaps of prey that they hunt.

Physical characteristics        

The great spotted Kiwi many unique physical characteristics. It has long whiskers so they can feel in the dark. It has long grey soft like feathers The great spotted kiwi is the tallest kiwi,about 45 centimetres tall.

Habitat        

The great spotted kiwi lives in many bushy mountainous places. It lives in damp rainforests so they can hide. It lives in the bush and sleep in burrows so they can keep out of the sunlight because it hates the light,they are nocturnal. The great spotted kiwi can be found Northwest Nelson,the Paparoa range and sometimes Arthur's pass.

Predators and Prey

The great spotted kiwi  has many predators and prey. It has predators that  are Cats,Dogs and Stoats.Kiwis are easily killed by their predators because they have very weak wing muscles and can simply  kill them by picking them up by their chest. Their predators also steal their eggs. It feeds on earthworms,insect and berries they have such good hearing they can hear worms in the soil they can also use their nostrils to sniff them out or the ground.The great spotted Kiwi lives in the bush to hide from these dangerous predators.                       

All Kiwis in New Zealand are endangered and protected.