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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New scientific name required for Great-spotted Kiwi
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Re: New scientific name required for Great-spotted Kiwi
That’s a bit rough!!
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Re: New scientific name required for Great-spotted Kiwi
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
https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2021/05/27/ ... Giy3FbbZZs
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