South Island Wren / Xenicus gilviventris
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South Island Wren
SCI Name:
Protonym: Xenicus gilviventris Verh.k.k.Zool.-Bot.Ges.Wien 17 p.316
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Acanthisittidae / Xenicus
Taxonomy Code: soiwre1
Type Locality: New Zealand [= mountains of South Island] .
Author: von Pelzeln
Publish Year: 1867
IUCN Status: Endangered
DEFINITIONS
XENICUS
(Acanthisittidae; Ϯ Bush Wren X. longipes) Gr. ξενικος xenikos different, strange < ξενος xenos stranger; "484. XENICUS, G. R. Gr. 1853. Acanthisitta, p. G. R. Gr. (Motacilla longipes, Gm.)" (G. Gray 1855). The extremely rare, probably now extinct, Bush Wren was originally considered to be an aberrant warbler; its congener, the Rock Wren X. gilviventris, is an endangered species.
Synon. Pachyplichas, Xenicornis.
xenicus
Gr. ξενικος xenikos different, strange < ξενος xenos stranger.
gilviventris
L. gilvus pale yellow; venter, ventris belly.
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
