Get ready to be amazed by the kiwi bird, a nocturnal wonder of New Zealand

Kiwi is the name which has been given to a New Zealand bird because of its strange cry. It’s about the size of an hen and has a long, slender beak which sticks out from its head like a knife. The beak has nostrils near the tip. The wings are concealed and cannot be used to fly. The bird has a grayish-brown feathers which look like hair.

The kiwi bird hunts food at night and hides in the day time and very difficult to see one in the day. 

It lives in the woods or hilly country.

A kiwi rolls up like a ball when it sleeps and runs away when anyone comes near. 

They eat worms , insects and berries.

They scratch nests in a burrow and lay one or two white eggs.

The eggs are oval-shaped and weigh about one fourth as much as the female.

You will definitely say I will try to get one when I get to New Zealand but note New Zealand laws protect the bird .

Because kiwi multiplies very slowly.