Stout-legged wren
| Stout-legged wren Temporal range: Late Pleistocene-Holocene | |
|---|---|
| Xenicus yaldwyni | |
| Xenicus yaldwyni | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acanthisittidae |
| Genus: | Xenicus |
| Binomial name | |
Xenicus yaldwyni Millener, 1988 | |
Xenicus jagmi Millener, 1988 | |
Stout-legged wren is a common name referring to two species of extinct New Zealand wrens: the North Island stout-legged wren or Grant-Mackie's wren (Xenicus jagmi), and the South Island stout-legged wren or Yaldwyn's wren (Xenicus yaldwyni). These small birds were endemic to New Zealand and were previously included in the genus Pachyplichas.