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rock wren
Rock wren (Salpinctes obsoletus).
Rock wren
bird, Xenicus species
Also known as: Xenicus gilviventris
Rock wren, New Zealand bird belonging to the family Xenicidae (q.v.); also, a true wren of North America (Salpinctes obsoletus; see wren).
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