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Atherton Scrubwren

Sericornis keri

VulnerableRareEndemicInvertebratesForestDomed nestTiny · 11 g
Atherton Scrubwren (Sericornis keri), photo 1
Photo: Matt B · CC BY 4.0
Atherton Scrubwren (Sericornis keri), photo 2
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Atherton Scrubwren (Sericornis keri), photo 3
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Atherton Scrubwren (Sericornis keri), photo 4
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Atherton Scrubwren (Sericornis keri), photo 5
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Atherton Scrubwren (Sericornis keri), photo 6
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Atherton Scrubwren (Sericornis keri), photo 7
Photo: Julien Renoult · CC BY 4.0
Atherton Scrubwren (Sericornis keri), photo 8
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Atherton Scrubwren (Sericornis keri), photo 9
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Atherton Scrubwren (Sericornis keri), photo 10
Photo: Rawoteea, Boheme Jennifer · CC BY 4.0

About the Atherton Scrubwren

The Atherton scrubwren is a bird species. Placed in the family Pardalotidae in the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, this has met with opposition and indeed is now known to be wrong; they rather belong to the independent family Acanthizidae.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it lives

Regular range
Australia

When to see it

Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Large Scrubwren (Sericornis nouhuysi) Large ScrubwrenSericornis nouhuysiThe large scrubwren is a bird species. Tropical Scrubwren (Sericornis beccarii) Tropical ScrubwrenSericornis beccariiThe tropical scrubwren or Beccari's scrubwren is a bird species. Tasmanian Scrubwren (Sericornis humilis) Tasmanian ScrubwrenSericornis humilisThe Tasmanian scrubwren or brown scrubwren is a bird species endemic to the temperate forests of Tasmania and nearby King Island.

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