NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Okarito Brown Kiwi
Apteryx rowi Tennyson, Palma, Robertson, Worthy & B. J. Gill, 2003
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Okarito kiwi (Apteryx rowi), also known as the rowi or Okarito brown kiwi, is a member of the kiwi family Apterygidae, described as new to science in 2003. The species is part of the brown kiwi complex, and is morphologically very similar to other members of that complex. It is found in a restricted area of the Ōkārito forest on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, and has a population of only about 600 birds.
Wikipedia contributors, Okarito kiwi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:13:10.769192+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Apteryx rowi Tennyson, Palma, Robertson, Worthy & B. J. Gill, 2003
- Name authority
- Tennyson, Palma, Robertson, Worthy & B. J. Gill, 2003
- Common name
- Okarito Brown Kiwi
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Apterygiformes
- Family
- Apterygidae
- Genus
- Apteryx
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderApterygiformes
- familyApterygidae
- genusApteryx Shaw, 1813
- speciesApteryx rowi Tennyson, Palma, Robertson, Worthy & B. J. Gill, 2003
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Apteryx. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Brown KiwiApteryx australis Shaw, 1813 | ApterygidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Great Spotted KiwiApteryx haastii Potts, 1872 | ApterygidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Little Spotted KiwiApteryx owenii Gould, 1847 | ApterygidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Tennyson, Alan J. D., Ricardo L. Palma, Hugh A. Robertson, Trevor H. Worthy, and B. J. Gill. (2003). A new species of Kiwi (Aves, Apterygiformes) from Okarito, New Zealand. Records of the Auckland Museum, Vol. 40. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:682DH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.