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The North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) is a bird found in New Zealand. Forests of New Zealand. Active at night. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and leaves and other plant parts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Vulnerable.

🏡 Where the North Island Brown Kiwi lives

Forests of New Zealand. Active at night.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs80%
• 🍎 Fruit10%
• 🌿 Leaves & plants10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the North Island Brown Kiwi

Recorded by Barry Edmonston (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC794785. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the North Island Brown Kiwi

Where does the North Island Brown Kiwi live?

The North Island Brown Kiwi lives in New Zealand. Forests of New Zealand. Active at night.

What does the North Island Brown Kiwi eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), fruit (about 10%), leaves and other plant parts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the North Island Brown Kiwi endangered?

Getting rare. It needs our help. Its IUCN Red List category is Vulnerable.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.