xenicidae

• Nom scientifique de la famille des acanthisittidés, petits passereaux endémiques de Nouvelle-Zélande, souvent appelés troglodytes de Nouvelle-Zélande.

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.

   Xénicidés

   • 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.

   Synonymesacanthisittidae