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Historical bird plate: Little Spotted Kiwi

Buller / Keulemans · 1888

Little Spotted Kiwi

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Apteryx Shaw & Apteryx oweni

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Name changed; taxon retained

The historical and current names refer to the same accepted taxon. The connection does not require a split, lump or change of rank.

Name recorded with the plateApteryx oweniGrey Kiwi
Name used todayApteryx oweniiLittle Spotted Kiwi

What connects the names

The historical identification has been reconciled with the current accepted taxon using the original plate context and the current checklist.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
A history of the birds of New Zealand, Volume 2
Plate
24
Creator
Walter L. Buller; plates principally by J. G. Keulemans, with uncoloured plates after P. J. Smit by E. Wilson
Holding institution
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.