Describe the courtship and reproduction cycle of the bush wren.

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Request for Question Clarification by omniscientbeing-ga on 21 Aug 2002 12:59 PDT

Are you in fact refering to the South Island Bush Wren (Xenicus
longipes longipes)?

This bird is thought to possibly still have surviving individually,
although may well be reproductively extinct--that is, there is not
enough of them to reproduce anymore.

Confirm this is the species you are interested in, please, and I will
look into on-line sources for its courtship and reproduction cycle
data.

~omniscientbeing

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Clarification of Question by winetone-ga on 22 Aug 2002 08:02 PDT

Yes, I am referring to the South Island bush wren.

Dear Winetone (and other researchers), 

The Bush Wren is a New Zealnd extinct bird, which was last observed in
the 1970s in teh South Island. There is no information online
available on its courtship habbits.

Here are additional sources that might help you: 
Fuller, E.  Extinct Birds
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/080143954X/ltc-political
King, W. Endangered Birds of the World
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0874745837/ltc-political

http://www.geocities.com/carmelbird/birds/australasia/wren_1.html
http://www.geocities.com/carmelbird/birds/
http://naturalis.kennisnet.nl/300pearls/default_hu.asp
http://wolfextinct.www.50megs.com/BWren.htm#Events 
http://www.foek.hu/dodo/madar/xelo.htm 

Good luck!