Acanthisittidae

Acanthisitta chloris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Passeriformes

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Familia: Acanthisittidae
Genera: Acanthisitta - Xenicus - †Dendroscansor - †Kuiornis - †Pachyplichas

Name

Acanthisittidae Sundevall, 1872

References

• Ericson, P.G.P.; Christidis, L.; Cooper, A.; Irestedt, M.; Jackson, J.; Johansson, U.S.; Norman, J.A. 2002: A Gondwanan origin of passerine birds supported by DNA sequences of the endemic New Zealand wrens. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (B), 269: 235-241. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2001.1877 PDF
• Sibley, C.G.; Williams, G.R.; Ahlquist, J.E. 1982: The relationships of the New Zealand wrens (Acanthisittidae) as indicated by DNA-DNA hybridisation. Notornis, 29: 113–130. PDF
• Worthy, T.H.; Hand, S.J.; Nguyen, J.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Worthy, J.; Scofield, R.P.; Boles, W.E.; Archer, M. 2010: Biogeographical and phylogenetic implications of an Early Miocene wren (Aves: Passeriformes: Acanthisittidae) from New Zealand. Journal of vertebrate paleontology, 30: 479-498. doi: 10.1080/02724631003618033

Vernacular names

English: New Zealand wren