Species profile
New Zealand Rockwren
Xenicus gilviventris
Quick answer
High mts. of South I. (New Zealand)
- Scientific name
- Xenicus gilviventris
- Family
- Acanthisittidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Xenicus
- Conservation status
- Endangered
Recording New Zealand Rockwren in your journal
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