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White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis(Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Acanthizidae
- Genus
- Sericornis
At a glance
The White-browed Scrubwren is a tiny bird, about 11–15 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 11–15 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a White-browed Scrubwren look like?
The White-browed Scrubwren is a tiny bird, about 11–15 cm long and weighing 9–20 g.
The white-browed scrubwren 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.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a White-browed Scrubwren?
The White-browed 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
Wooden Box · Valley Conservation Reserve, Mount Waverley, VIC, AU
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John Cull · Wantirna South VIC 3152, Australia
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Jono · Acton ACT 2601, Australia
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Bronte-Maye · Rockdale, AU-NS, AU
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a White-browed Scrubwren eat?
The White-browed Scrubwren feeds on seeds and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
2 photos
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