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Spotted Scrubwren
Sericornis maculatusGould, 1847
Updated
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Acanthizidae
- Genus
- Sericornis
At a glance
The Spotted Scrubwren, endemic to Australia.
- Origin
- Endemic
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Spotted Scrubwren look like?
The Spotted Scrubwren is identified by its heavily spotted throat and breast, black lores, prominent white supercilium and warm rufous wash on flanks.
The spotted scrubwren is a bird species native to coastal southern Australia, from Adelaide westwards to Shark Bay in Western Australia. It was formerly considered conspecific with the white-browed scrubwren, and is known to hybridize with that species where their ranges overlap in the Adelaide area. Genetic analysis in a 2018 study of the family found that this taxon was more divergent from the white-browed scrubwren than the Tasmanian or Atherton scrubwrens and hence proposed its reclassification as a species. It was reclassified as a species in 2019.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 01
Heavily spotted throat and breast
Dense dark spots and streaking cover the pale throat and upper breast.
- 02
Black lores
Area between bill and eye is solid black, forming a dark mask.
- 03
Prominent white supercilium
Long, bright white stripe above the eye, contrasting with the dark facial mask.
- 04
Warm rufous wash on flanks
Distinct reddish-brown tone on the sides of the lower belly, contrasting with the paler central underparts.
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