Ancient DNA analyses reveal contrasting phylogeographic patterns amongst kiwi (Apteryx spp.) and a recently extinct lineage of spotted kiwi.
The little spotted kiwi (Apteryx owenii) is a flightless ratite formerly found throughout New Zealand but now greatly reduced in distribution.Previous phylogeographic studies iphone 14 price arizona of the related brown kiwi (A.mantelli, A.rowi and A.australis), with which little spotted kiwi was once sympatric, revealed extremely high levels of ge