New Zealand Rockwren
Xenicus gilviventrisPelzeln, A, 1867
English (US) New Zealand Rockwren
The New Zealand Rockwren (Xenicus gilviventris) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Acanthisittidae (New Zealand Wrens) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: high mountains of South Island (New Zealand)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Xenicus gilviventris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- New Zealand Rockwren
- Described by
- Pelzeln, A, 1867
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Pelzeln, A, 1867
- Type locality
- New Zealand [= mountains of South Island] .
- Original description
- Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 17 p.316
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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