White-browed scrubwren

White-browed scrubwren
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Acanthizidae
Genus: Sericornis
Species:
S. frontalis
Binomial name
Sericornis frontalis
(Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

The white-browed scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis) 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.

It is insectivorous and inhabits undergrowth, from which it rarely ventures, though can be found close to urban areas. It is 11–14 cm (4.3–5.5 in) long and predominantly brown in colour with prominent white brows and pale eyes, though the three individual subspecies vary widely. Found in small groups, it is sedentary and engages in cooperative breeding. The larger Tasmanian scrubwren was formerly considered a subspecies of this species.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Sericornis frontalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22704539A93974545. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22704539A93974545.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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