rock wren

rock wren

n.

1. Any of several wrens of the genus Salpinctes, especially S. obsoletus, found in rocky regions of the western United States and Mexico.

2. A small wren (Xenicus gilviventris) that inhabits New Zealand and feeds mostly on the ground among stones.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rock wren - short-tailed bird resembling a wren Xenicus gilviventris New Zealand wren - birds of New Zealand that resemble wrens genus Xenicus, Xenicus - type genus for the Xenicidae
	2.	rock wren - wren inhabiting badlands and mesa country of western United States and Mexico Salpinctes obsoletus jenny wren, wren - any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects genus Salpinctes, Salpinctes - a genus of Troglodytidae