New scientific name required for Great-spotted Kiwi

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Ian Southey
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New scientific name required for Great-spotted Kiwi

Postby Ian Southey » Mon May 24, 2021 4:52 pm

I was rather surprised to see this https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/arti ... 21-00257-6

It appears that the name Apteryx haasti is based on hybrids between Little Spotted Kiwi and Rowi rather than actual Great Spotted Kiwi so it is not appropriate to continue using it as we have. It is proposed that another available name, Apteryx maxima, should be used for Great Spotted Kiwi instead.

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Re: New scientific name required for Great-spotted Kiwi

Postby andrewcrossland » Mon May 24, 2021 9:07 pm

That’s a bit rough!!
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Re: New scientific name required for Great-spotted Kiwi

Postby Michael Szabo » Thu May 27, 2021 12:54 pm

Lara Shepherd's Te Papa blogpost on this subject contains a useful explanation of the situation:

https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2021/05/27/ ... Giy3FbbZZs
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