How big is a Tropical Scrubwren?

The Tropical Scrubwren is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.

Where can you see a Tropical Scrubwren?

The Tropical Scrubwren occurs in 3 countries, including Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

What birds look similar to a Tropical Scrubwren?

The Tropical Scrubwren is most easily confused with the Large Scrubwren, the Atherton Scrubwren and the Tasmanian Scrubwren.

Is the Tropical Scrubwren endangered?

The Tropical Scrubwren is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Tropical Scrubwren

Sericornis beccarii

Gerygones, Thornbills, Scrubwrens, and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Tropical Scrubwren (Sericornis beccarii) is a rare gerygones, thornbills, scrubwrens, and alli found in 3 countries, weighing about 12 g. The tropical scrubwren or Beccari's scrubwren is a bird species.

Least ConcernRareEats invertebratesforestdome nest12 g

Tropical Scrubwren (Sericornis beccarii), photo 1 — Photo: Alan Bell · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tropical Scrubwren (Sericornis beccarii), photo 2 — Photo: Alan Bell · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tropical Scrubwren (Sericornis beccarii), photo 3 — Photo: Alan Bell · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tropical Scrubwren (Sericornis beccarii), photo 4 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tropical Scrubwren (Sericornis beccarii), photo 5 — Photo: Rawoteea, Boheme Jennifer · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tropical Scrubwren (Sericornis beccarii), photo 6 — Photo: Green R.H. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Tropical Scrubwren (Sericornis beccarii), photo 7 — Photo: Green R.H. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Tropical Scrubwren (Sericornis beccarii), photo 8 — Photo: Green R.H. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Tropical Scrubwren (Sericornis beccarii), photo 9 — Photo: Green R.H. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Tropical Scrubwren (Sericornis beccarii), photo 10 — Photo: Green R.H. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

About the Tropical Scrubwren

The tropical scrubwren or Beccari's 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.

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Where it lives

Australia Indonesia Papua New Guinea

When to see it

Best months: January, February, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in November. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Tropical Scrubwren look like?: The tropical scrubwren or Beccari's scrubwren is a bird species.
How big is a Tropical Scrubwren?: The Tropical Scrubwren is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.
Where can you see a Tropical Scrubwren?: The Tropical Scrubwren occurs in 3 countries, including Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
What birds look similar to a Tropical Scrubwren?: The Tropical Scrubwren is most easily confused with the Large Scrubwren, the Atherton Scrubwren and the Tasmanian Scrubwren.
Is the Tropical Scrubwren endangered?: The Tropical Scrubwren is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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