xenicidae

• Sustantivo que designa el nombre científico de la familia de los acantisítidos, pequeños pájaros paseriformes endémicos de Nueva Zelanda, también conocidos como matuteros o reyezuelos de Nueva Zelanda.

A noun referring to the scientific family name for the New Zealand wrens, a group of small passerine birds endemic to New Zealand.

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1. Alternative name for New Zealand wrensC2formalscientific

   A taxonomic family name, alternative to Acanthisittidae, used for the small, insectivorous, and largely terrestrial passerine birds endemic to New Zealand, known as New Zealand wrens.

   Xenícidos (nombre alternativo para los reyezuelos de Nueva Zelanda)

   • The family Xenicidae is sometimes used in older classifications for the New Zealand wrens.
   • Ornithologists debate whether Xenicidae or Acanthisittidae is the correct family name for these birds.
   • The unique skeletal features of the Xenicidae distinguish them from other passerines.

   Sinónimosacanthisittidae