White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis
The White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis) is a common gerygones, thornbills, scrubwrens, and alli found only in Australia, weighing about 13 g. The white-browed scrubwren is a passerine bird found on the New England Tablelands and coastal areas of Australia.
About the White-browed Scrubwren
The white-browed scrubwren is a passerine bird found on the New England Tablelands and coastal areas of Australia. 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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How to identify it
Mainland birds measure 11.5 cm (4+1⁄2 in) in length and olive brown upperparts (greyish brown in the spotted subspecies and dark brown in Tasmania), with prominent pale irises and a white brow. The throat is white with faint streaks in the subspecies frontalis and laevigaster and heavily spotted in maculatus. Ear coverts are grey in frontalis and black in laevigaster, and brownish in the other two subspecies. The underparts are pale, though buff in laevigaster. The thin bill is black. The females are duller overall and generally have pale gray lores, whereas males have blackish lores.
Where it lives
When to see it
The White-browed Scrubwren can be seen all year round, with peak activity in October. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a White-browed Scrubwren?
- Mainland birds measure 11.5 cm (4+1⁄2 in) in length and olive brown upperparts (greyish brown in the spotted subspecies and dark brown in Tasmania), with prominent pale irises and a white brow. Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a White-browed Scrubwren?
- The White-browed Scrubwren is a tiny sized bird weighing about 13 g.
- Where can you see a White-browed Scrubwren?
- The White-browed Scrubwren is endemic to Australia, which is the only country where it occurs.
- What birds look similar to a White-browed Scrubwren?
- The White-browed Scrubwren is most easily confused with the Large-billed Scrubwren, the Spotted Scrubwren and the Tasmanian Scrubwren.
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