Bushwren
Xenicus longipes(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Bushwren
Extinct
The Bushwren (Xenicus longipes) 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.
- Scientific name
- Xenicus longipes
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Extinct
- English (US)
- Bushwren
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Xenicus longipes stokesii
- Xenicus longipes longipes
- Xenicus longipes variabilis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Motacilla longipes
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- 'Nova Seelandia'; type from Dusky Sound, South Island, New Zealand, fide Oliver, 1955, New Zealand Birds, ed. 2, p. 453.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.979
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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