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Acanthisittidae

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Noun1.Acanthisittidae - alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrensAcanthisittidae - alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens
family Acanthisittidae, family Xenicidae, Xenicidae
bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Oscines, Passeres, suborder Oscines, suborder Passeres - two names for the suborder of typical songbirds
New Zealand wren - birds of New Zealand that resemble wrens
genus Xenicus, Xenicus - type genus for the Xenicidae
Acanthisitta, genus Acanthisitta - a genus of Xenicidae
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Rock Wren (Xenicus gilviventris) was used for a member of Acanthisittidae, which brings up the question of what future editors will call the Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus) when they get to the volume that includes Troglodytidae.
Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume 9: Cotingas to Pipits and ... by Gustafson, Mary / The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
 
 
 
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