xenicidae

• 名词，指刺鹩科（Xenicidae），新西兰特有的一科小型雀形目鸟类，即新西兰鹪鹩。

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

专有名词

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.

   新西兰鹪鹩的别名

   • 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.

   同义词acanthisittidae