Apterygidae

Apteryx australis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apterygiformes

Superregnum: [[{{{}}}{{|{{}}{{{}}}}}]] Regnum: [[{{{}}}{{|{{}}{{{}}}}}]] Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Divisio: Archosauria Subsectio: Ornithodira Superordo: Dinosauria Ordo: Saurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Infraordo: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Aveairfoila Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Averaptora Cladus: Avialae Classis: Aves Cladus: Euavialae Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Euornithes Cladus: Ornithuromorpha 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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