Wren, New Zealand

• Science: Biology: Plants and Animals: Animalia: Chordata: Aves: Passeriformes 

• NZBirds: Titipounamu, the Rifleman  - One of only two survivors of a group of six New Zealand wrens, the article describes watching a pair, the demise of the other species, and how the rifleman got its name.
• Te Ara: Riflemen  - Describes New Zealand's smallest bird, the rifleman or Acanthisitta chloris, and the rock wren. Includes photographs, habitat and distribution, plus the sad fact that the bush wren was last seen in 1972.