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Stephens Island wrens

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Stephens Island wrens

These Stephens Island wrens (Traversia lyalli) were killed by cats on Stephens Island, off the Nelson coast, in 1894. One of the cats belonged to the island’s lighthouse keeper, Mr Lyall, who is commemorated in the scientific name.

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John Andrews, European discovery of plants and animals – Naturalists: 1840s–1890s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10968/stephens-island-wrens (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by John Andrews, published 1 March 2009.