The only population of rock wrens (Xenicus gilviventris) known to exist outside the Southern Alps is found here. From Wordnik.com. [Southland temperate forests] Reference
An endemic family of passerines, the Xenicidae, is represented by rock wren Xenicus gilviventris and rifleman Acanthisitta chloris. From Wordnik.com. [Te Wahipounamu (South-West New Zealand World Heritage Area), New Zealand] Reference
The endemic rock wren (Xenicus gilviventris) and the world's only alpine parrot, the kea (Nestor notabalis) probably evolved from lowland equivalents. From Wordnik.com. [Southland montane grasslands] Reference
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