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  7. Large-billed Scrubwren
Large-billed Scrubwren
Photo · Neville William Cayley (scanned by Toby Hudson, Cropped by: User:Kersti Nebelsiek)

BirdUp · Species

Large-billed Scrubwren

Sericornis magnirostra(Gould, 1838)

Updated 11 June 2026

Origin: Endemic
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Acanthizidae
Genus
Sericornis

At a glance

The Large-billed Scrubwren is a tiny bird, about 11–13 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.

Size
11–13 cm
Origin
Endemic
Best seen
Year-round
Commonness
Endemic
  • Identification
  • Where
  • When
  • Voice
  • Behaviour
  • Gallery

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

What does a Large-billed Scrubwren look like?

The Large-billed Scrubwren is a tiny bird, about 11–13 cm long and weighing 7–12 g.

The large-billed scrubwren is a passerine bird in the family Acanthizidae, endemic to eastern Australia. It is found in denser undergrowth in temperate forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Field specs

Length
11–13 cm
Weight
7–12.2 g

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 4.0

03 · When

When to look

When can you see a Large-billed Scrubwren?

The Large-billed 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 · Tallong NSW 2579, Australia

05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

What does a Large-billed Scrubwren eat?

The Large-billed Scrubwren feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.

06 · Gallery

Plumage up close

6 photos

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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Large-billed Scrubwren live in Australia?

The Large-billed Scrubwren is endemic to Australia, recorded across 21 of Australia’s bioregions, with a core range spanning east Australia.

BreedingEast Australia

Distribution from BirdUp Australia community data

Legend

  • Resident
  • Vagrant
  • Breeding

7 regions recorded