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Atherton Scrubwren
Sericornis keriMathews, 1920
Updated
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Acanthizidae
- Genus
- Sericornis
At a glance
The Atherton Scrubwren is a tiny bird, about 12–14 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 12–14 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does an Atherton Scrubwren look like?
The Atherton Scrubwren is a tiny bird, about 12–14 cm long and weighing 9–15 g.
The Atherton 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.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see an Atherton Scrubwren?
The Atherton Scrubwren is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
jimchurches · Wondecla QLD 4887, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does an Atherton Scrubwren eat?
The Atherton Scrubwren feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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