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Roroa – great spotted kiwi chick

A roroa or great spotted kiwi chick in an alpine environment.

A roroa – great spotted kiwi chick (Apteryx maxima) in an alpine habitat on the Heaphy Track in Kahurangi National Park on the West Coast of the South Island.

Sourced from iNaturalistNZ.

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Rights: Florian Bäthge, CC BY-NC 4.0
Published: 18 September 2025Size: 2.26 MB
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