New Zealand rock wren
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The New Zealand rock wren is a small New Zealand wren endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. Its Māori names include pīwauwau, mātuitui, and tuke. Outside New Zealand it is sometimes known as the
NZ rock wren on rock
Xenicus gilviventris, showing distinctive green, yellow, and grey colouring.
Rock wren nest
Rock wren in its preferred habitat
New Zealand wren
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The New Zealand wrens are a family of tiny passerines endemic to New Zealand. They were represented by seven Holocene species in four or five genera, although only two species in two genera survive to
New Zealand rock wren
…The New Zealand rock wren (Xenicus gilviventris) is a small New Zealand wren (family Acanthisittidae) endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. Its Māori names include pīwauwau ("little complaining bird"), mātuitui, and tuke…
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