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The fernwren has a white eyebrow and throat, enclosing a dark brown face. Beneath the white throat, it has a black bib. It has a long-slender bill. The upperparts are dark olive-brown and the underparts paler. It is 12–14 cm (4.7–5.5 in) in length. The female is very similar to the male. Juveniles are dark brown without the white facial markings of the adult.
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When to see the Fernwren
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Fernwren
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Fernwren
The fernwren is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is monotypic within the genus Oreoscopus.
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Easily confused with
Slender-billed ThornbillAcanthiza iredaleiThe thornbill ranges from 9 to 10 centimeters in length.
Dusky GerygoneGerygone tenebrosaThe dusky gerygone is about 10-13 cm in length, with the upper parts grey-brown and tinged olive.
Yellow-bellied GerygoneGerygone chrysogasterThe Yellow-Bellied Gerygone is 10cm with brownish-olive color with a white belly.
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