Apteryx australis
Southern Brown Kiwi
As recorded: Apteryx australis Shaw, 1813
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Apterygiformes › Apterygidae
- Collected by
- H S Munro
- Date
- September 15, 1895
- Locality
- Hunua
- Region
- New Zealand
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Apteryx australis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1895. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 582 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Matakana, Auckland, NZ
(c) ecojimmy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Matakana, Auckland, NZ
(c) ecojimmy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Tāwharanui Regional Park, Matakana, Auckland, NZ
(c) greghadley1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Tāwharanui Regional Park, Matakana, Auckland, NZ
(c) greghadley1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand
(c) Joss Simpson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-11
Tāwharanui Regional Park, Matakana, Auckland, NZ
(c) greghadley1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Apteryx australis. BPBM 7120.01. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35182530. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/7120.01.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35182530 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026