Southern Brown Kiwi - Range and Habitat

Range and Habitat

Breeding Population and Trends
Location Population Date Trend
Stewart Island 20,000 1996 Stable
Fiordland 7,000 1996 −5.8% yr decreasing
Haast 300 2008 Increasing
Total (New Zealand) 27,000 1996 Stable

Southern Brown Kiwi live in the South Island and Stewart Island. On the mainland (South Island) they live in Fiordland and Westland. Their range is temperate and sub-tropical forests, grassland, and shrubland, the denser the better. They are widespread throughout Stewart Island where they also live on the sand dunes.

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