Pīwauwau / Rock Wren

Xenicus gilviventris

Tiny alpine bird that bobs constantly and nests in rock crevices above the treeline.

Listen — Pīwauwau / Rock Wren

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Photo: Wynston Cooper, “NZ rock wren on rock” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source. Resized for this site.

Audio: © Crown Copyright / Department of Conservation (NZ), “Rock wren contact call” · CC BY 4.0 · source. Re-encoded to AAC.