Xenicus

• New Zealand rock wren, Xenicus gilviventris • Bushwren, †Xenicus longipes (extinct) • South Island stout-legged wren, †Xenicus yaldwyni (extinct) – South Island, New Zealand • North Island stout-legged wren, †Xenicus jagmi (extinct) – North Island, New Zealand Lyall's wren was classified as Xenicus lyalli but is quite divergent, so it is placed in its own genus, Traversia. ==Taxonomy==

The stout-legged wrens formed a species pair. They had reduced wings and robust legs indicating that they were adapted to a terrestrial existence and were either flightless or nearly so. Genetic evidence has indicated that the former genus Pachyplichas is nested within Xenicus, and stout-legged wrens must have evolved from a gracile-legged ancestor. A cladogram is given below.'''' |style=font-size:100%;line-height:80%}} ==References==