The Okarito Brown Kiwi is a bird with characteristics associated with the Kiwi family. The bird species is part of the actual Brown Kiwi complex family. This is a bird morphologically similar to the respective members of that family complex. Mostly, the bird is found in quite a large and restricted area near Okarito forest. This is actually on the West Coast in the islands coast of New Zealand's South. The bird’s species has a population close to 300 birds for the total population according to the year 2000 statistics. The unique bird has some traits that prolong their life span. In fact, it is estimated that the bird can live up to 100 years a trait that is not common with other types of birds in the same niche.

The Okarito Brown Kiwi bird species reproduces in diverse ways. This is one bird species than can increase in population within a very short period because of the way it reproduces fast. A single Okarito Brown Kiwi bird has the capacity of laying over three eggs at once. This it does on different nests. The strategy is even better because it spreads the risk in that it cannot loose all the eggs if predators invade. At least there will be a survivor once they loose some and save the rest in a different nest.

Both females and the males do the incubation for the entire period. The egg laid is usually very large and weighs over 20% of the total female's weight. This is why the bird looses a lot of weight after it lays the eggs and it grows relatively weak. It has to rejuvenate and therefore needs time for recovery. It is a time when it only rests in the nest just before it gets out later in the sequence of reproduction.

The Okarito Brown Kiwi is a bird that has strong family ties. It has been known to hold on to the respective partner for quite along period. Mostly, the birds spend an entire lifetime with the partners without breakups and particularly in same nests. Researches have shown that once the birds both male and female mate, they strengthen their stay and code very well with each other. They spend most of their time together during the incubation period. This is relatively close to what humans do which is why it has been termed as a very wise bird.

There have been great interventions in the conservation of these birds. Operation Nest Egg is one approach that has been adopted to conserve the birds and maintain them in the natural environment. However, man remains the greatest enemy of the bird by destroying most of its niche. He has had many activities that spoil that environment meaning that the birds are suffering and losing their habitats because of his activities. Because of simple interventions, the Rowi population is soon getting back and in no time, we will be celebrating a high population of these birds in our surroundings.