Southern Brown Kiwi communicate vocally to aid in defending their territory.

The Southern Brown Kiwi is divided into two subspecies:

The Southern Brown Kiwi has a long slender bill with lateral nostrils at the tip, which helps give them their keen sense of smell.

Southern Brown Kiwi live in the South Island and Stewart Island.

The Northern Fiordland Southern Brown Kiwi (Apteryx australis ?)

The Southern Brown Kiwi belongs to the Kiwi family and it is a ratite, and a member of the order Struthioniformes.

The Southern Brown Kiwi, like all kiwi, has two functioning ovaries, however only the left oviduct functions, allowing eggs from both ovaries to pass through.

The Southern Brown Kiwi, Tokoeka, or Common kiwi, Apteryx australis, is a species of kiwi from New Zealand's South Island.

The Haast Southern Brown Kiwi, Haast Tokoeka, Apteryx australis 'Haast', is the rarest subspecies of kiwi with only about 300 individuals.

The Southern Brown Kiwi, Tokoeka, or Common kiwi, Apteryx australis, relatively common species of kiwi known from south and west parts of the South Island that occurs at most elevations.

There are several subspecies of the Tokoeka recognised:

Eastern Tokoeka, Apteryx sp.

The rarest subspecies of kiwi, the Haast Tokoeka, are only found in the mountains of the Haast region.

Haast Kiwi Sanctuary (Haast Tokoeka)

(South Island, New Zealand) - possibly the same as the Ōkārito, Haast or South Island tokoeka.

Until 2000, the Brown Kiwi (then Apteryx australis) was thought to include the Rowi and the Tokoeka, in addition to the North Island Brown Kiwi.

The Southern Brown Kiwi, Tokoeka, or Common kiwi, Apteryx australis, is a species of kiwi from New Zealand's South Island.

The Haast Southern Brown Kiwi, Haast Tokoeka, Apteryx australis 'Haast', is the rarest subspecies of kiwi with only about 300 individuals.

However using genetic codes from each of the above it was determined that the tokoeka was a separate species, it took the Apteryx australis name, leaving the Brown Kiwi with its current Apteryx mantelli name.

The Southern Brown Kiwi, Tokoeka, or Common kiwi, Apteryx australis, relatively common species of kiwi known from south and west parts of the South Island that occurs at most elevations.

The Little Spotted Kiwi or Little Gray Kiwi, Apteryx owenii, is a small species of kiwi originally from New Zealand's South Island (they used to live near Marlborough and where Tokoeka currently live).

Other birds on the island that are rare on the mainland include the Stewart Island Brown Kiwi (tokoeka), Rifleman (Tītitipounamu), Yellow-crowned and Red-fronted Parakeet, and South Island Kākā or forest parrot, as well as several other species.

The Southern Brown Kiwi, Tokoeka, or Common kiwi, Apteryx australis, is a species of kiwi from New Zealand's South Island.

The Southern Brown Kiwi, Tokoeka, or Common kiwi, Apteryx australis, relatively common species of kiwi known from south and west parts of the South Island that occurs at most elevations.

The North Island Brown Kiwi, Apteryx mantelli or Apteryx australis before 2000 (and still in some sources), is widespread in the northern two-thirds of the North Island and, with about 35,000 remaining, is the most common kiwi.