Family Acanthisittidae (Noun)
Meaning
Alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The family Acanthisittidae is sometimes referred to as the xenicidae, a name that is now considered obsolete.
- Taxonomists often use the name acanthisittidae to refer to the unique group of New Zealand wrens.
- Historically, the New Zealand wrens were classified as part of the family Acanthisittidae, which includes the rock wren and rifleman.
- The family Acanthisittidae is also sometimes called the xenicids, a name that was commonly used in older ornithological literature.
- Ornithologists often shorten the name Acanthisittidae to just acanthisittids when referring to the family of New Zealand wrens.