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The yellow-throated scrubwren measures 12.5–15 cm (5–6 in) in length. The male bird has a black masked face and ear coverts, with yellow throat and eyebrow. The iris is reddish and upperparts brownish and underparts paler. The wing primaries are yellow and relatively long legs pinkish or cream. The female has a brownish face. Calls include a loud harsh chatter, and a lively song, the latter can be a response to a loud noise such as a car door slamming.
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When to see the Yellow-throated Scrubwren
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Yellow-throated Scrubwren
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Yellow-throated Scrubwren
The yellow-throated scrubwren is a passerine in the family Acanthizidae that is found in parts of eastern coastal Australia. It was formerly placed in the genus Sericornis, but is now the only species in the genus Neosericornis.
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Easily confused with
Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphureaThe golden-bellied gerygone is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae.
Southern WhitefaceAphelocephala leucopsisThe southern whiteface is a stocky thornbill-like bird with a brown dorsum, white belly, dark brown wings and a black tail with narrow white tip.
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