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
Rock wren
Female riflemen are larger than the males.
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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
New Zealand wren
…Troglodytidae) but are not members of that family. New Zealand wrens are mostly insectivorous foragers of New Zealand's forests, with one species, the New Zealand rock wren, being restricted to alpine areas. Both the remaining species are poor fliers and four of the five extinct species are known or suspected to have been…
NZ rock wren on rock
Rock wren nest
Rock wren in its preferred habitat