"Salpinctes obsoletus is a very plain name for a bundle of fire known as the rock wren. . . . After reading even the most elementary writings (about) the rock wren, I am shocked at society's ignorance ...

The preferred habitat of the rock wren is indeed rocky areas, so the Rocky Mountains are an ideal fit for them. They arrive in Teller County in mid-May, gradually working their way uphill where in mid ...

It’s a tale of two halves for rock wren/tuke with their fortunes hanging on effective predator control, the latest South Island-wide survey shows. The Department of Conservation monitoring programme, ...

This undated file photo shows a small alpine rock wren in New Zealand. The endangered small alpine rock wren has won New Zealand's Bird of the Year 2022, the event organizer announced on Monday. The ...

Rock wren in the Homer Saddle and Gertrude Valley are making a comeback thanks to a trapping project run by the Southland Section of the New Zealand Alpine Club (SSNZAC). In 2012, the rock wren ...

A critically endangered New Zealand alpine bird's numbers are back on the rise thanks to large scale poisoning of its rat and stoat predators, the Department of Conservation says. The reclusive rock ...