Lyall's Wren

Overview

Lyall's Wren (Traversia lyalli) is a species of New Zealand Wrens (Acanthisittidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Traversia; binomial: Traversia lyalli; authority: Rothschild, 1894.

Distribution

Breeding range: Australasia.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extinct in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Traditionally called Stephens Island Wren for the relict population formerly on that island, but the species was widely distributed on North and South Islands, as is known from Holocene fossils (Gill et al. 2010).