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Little spotted kiwi chick

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Little spotted kiwi chick

As the smallest kiwi, little spotted kiwi were extremely vulnerable to predators. They have survived only because they have been transferred to offshore islands. This chick, nicknamed Meatsafe, is on Kāpiti Island, where the largest population lives.

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by J. N. Jolly

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Jock Phillips, Kiwi – Kiwi species, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10179/little-spotted-kiwi-chick (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 1 March 2009.

Comments

Chloe
28 November 2011
i like kiwis they are so cute
Juila
10 November 2011
Lovely pictures!