Pachyplichas facts for kids
Quick facts for kids PachyplichasTemporal range: Late Pleistocene-Holocene
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acanthisittidae |
| Genus: | †Pachyplichas Millener, 1988 |
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Pachyplichas was a special group of two extinct species of New Zealand wren. These small birds were unique because they lived only in New Zealand. People sometimes call them "stout-legged wrens" because of their strong legs. They are no longer alive today.
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Types of Stout-Legged Wrens
There were two main types, or species, of Pachyplichas wrens. Each lived on a different main island of New Zealand.
South Island Stout-Legged Wren
- P. yaldwyni lived on the South Island of New Zealand.
North Island Stout-Legged Wren
- P. jagmi lived on the North Island of New Zealand.
What Did They Look Like?
The two types of stout-legged wrens were very similar. They were like a species pair, meaning they were closely related.
These birds had very small wings. This means they could not fly well, or perhaps not at all. They had very strong and thick legs. These legs helped them move around on the ground. They were ground-dwelling birds.
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