South Island Wren

Xenicus gilviventris
Family
New Zealand Wrens
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
soiwre1, NZRO, NZRW, SIWR
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyNew Zealand Wrens (Acanthisittidae)
SpeciesXenicus gilviventris
Codessoiwre1, NZRO, NZRW, SIWR
Identification

The South Island Wren (Xenicus gilviventris) is a member of the New Zealand Wrens family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code soiwre1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.