A unique kiwi bird is found only in New Zealand.She leads a very secretive way of life, we meet it in the nature of a problem.
Kiwis are the only representatives of the ratites, they are wingless and can not fly.The adult has a very small size.The body of the bird, pear-shaped, small head, short neck.Animal weight of 1, 5 and 4 kilograms.Kiwi bird tetradigitate has powerful legs and narrow long beak with nostrils at the tip.The tail is missing.The animal has a large light-brown or gray feathers, resembling thick fur.All of the species are nocturnal.They have a very highly developed sense of smell and hearing and sight weak.
kiwi bird for its wetlands habitat selects raw evergreen forests.During the day the animal is hiding under the roots of the plants in a hole or hollow.Login to your home, she carefully disguised by closing branches and leaves.At night the Kiwi becomes aggressive.In the mating season the animal vehemently defends its territorial land, (which in some cases takes 2 to 100 hectares) from the competition.Due to the strong legs and powerful beak kiwi bird can inflict fatal injuries.Individuals of this breed is very energetic, per night and they are able to go around the nesting area.The boundaries of its territorial area kiwi is indicated by a cry that can be heard clearly at night even a few kilometers.
hunt birds begin thirty minutes after sunset.Feet raking the turf, and deep in his beak, using the sense of smell, they are searching for their prey in the ground.They feed mainly on mollusks, insects, crustaceans, earthworms, fallen fruits and berries.
Kiwi - Bird monogamous pair is formed on the mating season 2-3, and in some cases for life.Every third day there are male and female in the nest, and at night a loud echo.The breeding season usually lasts from June to March.After 21 days after fertilization, the female lays her young under tree roots or in a hole one rather large egg weighing about 450 grams.It has a white or greenish.
The size of the egg is six times more than chicken and 65% is made up of the yolk.During its bearing female uses three times more food than usual.Three days before the laying bird stops eating, as an egg takes a lot of space inside the body.Interestingly, the hatching of offspring has been male, leaving the nest exclusively at feeding time.Some individuals are able to postpone egg within the next 25 days.
Typically, the incubation period is 80 days, 2-3 days selected chick shell out.Young animals are born with no fluff and feathers.Immediately after hatching, the adults leave the baby.The first days of life the chick is still slightly on his feet, to the fifth days he is able to go out on their own to seek shelter and food.The lifespan of this species breed on average 50 - 60 years.
Kiwi bird photos are presented in this article, is the unofficial emblem of New Zealand.Its symbol is depicted on stamps, coins, souvenirs, etc.Animal listed as endangered.
