Apterygidae

Apteryx australis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apterygiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Classis: Aves Informal group: Saurornithes Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithurae Subclassis: Carinatae Infraclassis: Neornithes Parvclassis: Palaeognathae Ordo: Apterygiformes

Familia: Apterygidae
Genera (1 + 1†): Apteryx – †Proapteryx

Name

Apterygidae Gray, 1840

References

• Worthy, T.H. et al. 2013: Miocene fossils show that kiwi (Apteryx, Apterygidae) are probably not phyletic dwarves. Pp. 63-80 in: Göhlich, U.B. & Kroh, A. (eds.), Paleornithological Research 2013: Proceedings of the 8th International Meeting of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution, Vienna, 2012. Verlag des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Vienna, 2013. Full article (PDF) reference page 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Kiwis
Esperanto: Apterigedoj
lietuvių: Kiviniai
Nederlands: Kiwi
日本語: キーウィ科
svenska: Kivier
ไทย: นกกีวี

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