Bush Wren - BirdForum Opus

The species Bush Wren is extinct.

Xenicus longipes

Extinct species X. l. longipes
Photo by Chlidonias
Location: Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, New Zealand

Identification

9cm

• Dark yellow-green upperparts
• Ash grey underparts
• Dark olive-brown head
• White eye stripe
• Dark green tail
• Yellow flanks
• Long feet and toes

Distribution

Endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

Three subspecies:

• X. l. stokesii on the North Island (extinct around 1850)
• X. l. longipes on the South Island
• X. l. variabilis on small islands around Stewart Island.

Habitat

Dense, montane forest, coastal forest and scrub.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet included invertebrates.

Breeding

It was a ground nester.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. BirdLife International
3. nzbirds

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Bush Wren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bush_Wren

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