That's right, a kiwi: a strange tropical bird that roams the jungles of New Zealand. However, not just any kiwi, the brown kiwi, the largest kiwi in Stewart Island. This bird also lives on the south island and can grow to be 26in. in length. As in the name, this kiwi has brown feathers. This flightless nocturnal bird likes the lush, green, sub-tropical environment. The female store it's eggs in a burrow, and the male watches the eggs for about 70 days until the eggs hatch. When the eggs finally hatch, the chicks are born with all there feathers.After a week, they leave the burrow to fend for themselves.It has fat chicken like feet, but the back toe is very short. It has a very long, thin beak that it uses to get bugs out of the ground. It has a humpback body, and 2in. wings. Three subspecies inhabit each of the islands: North, South, and Stewart Islands. Despite these unusual facts Brown Kiwis Are barely hearable. The male brown kiwis can only be heard 5ft away, and then nothing is to be heard. You could be walking a few feet away from a kiwi and not no it.One more fact about the kiwi is that it is New Zealand's state bird. That's all about The Brown Kiwi!
