Yowie Series NINE :   FORGOTTEN  FRIENDS  (Series B)

 

 

15- Name:  Stephen-Island Wren
Scientific Name:  Xenicus lyalli

The Stephen-Island Wren was a tiny flightless bird found on an island near New Zealand. It lived amongst rocks, and probably fed on small insects. In 1894 a lighthouse keeper brought his cat to live on the island. Within a few months, the cat had wiped out the entire population of wrens.