Apteryx

genus of birds
Taxon taxon Q43642
Apteryx
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Apteryx

Summary

Apteryx is a taxon[1]. Apteryx ranks in the top 0.042% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,333 views/month, #82 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Apteryx's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Apteryx is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Apteryx is classified within Apterygidae[5].
  • Apteryx is endemic to New Zealand[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Apteryx is Apteryx[7].
  • Apteryx's Commons category is recorded as Apteryx[8].
  • Apteryx's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Apteryx[9].
  • Apteryx's Commons gallery is recorded as Apteryx[10].
  • Apteryx's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Apteryx's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Apteryx's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13].
  • Apteryx's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Apteryx's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
  • Apteryx is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'kiwis'}[16].
  • Apteryx is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'kivi'}[17].
  • Apteryx's means of locomotion is recorded as bipedalism[18].
  • Apteryx's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19].
  • Apteryx's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[20].
  • Apteryx's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[21].

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Classification

Apteryx's scientific name is Apteryx[7]. Apteryx is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Apteryx belongs to the parent taxon Apterygidae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'kiwis'}[16] and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'kivi'}[17].

Distribution

Apteryx is endemic to New Zealand[6].

Identifiers

Apteryx's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 20489[22]. Apteryx's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8821[23]. Apteryx's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2495138[24]. Apteryx's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174393[25].

Why It Matters

Apteryx ranks in the top 0.042% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,333 views/month, #82 of 195,241).[2] Apteryx has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Apteryx is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [25] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [24] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Kiwi genome provides insights into evolution of a nocturnal lifestyle. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank genus
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia +2
    Parent taxon Apterygidae
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