| Xenicus | |
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| A South Island wren. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acanthisittidae |
| Genus: | Xenicus G.R. Gray, 1855 |
| Type species | |
| Motacilla longipes[1] Gmelin, 1789
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| Synonyms | |
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Pachyplichas (Millener, 1988) | |
Xenicus is a genus of birds in the family Acanthisittidae. It contains New Zealand wrens.
- ^ "Acanthisittidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.