Sericornis

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Scrubwrens
A female (left) White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis) sings to its mate
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Subclass: Neornithes Infraclass: Neognathae Superorder: Neoaves Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Meliphagoidea Family: Acanthizidae Genus: Sericornis
Species
13, see text

Sericornis is a genus of small, mainly insectivorous, birds, the scrubwrens. They are placed in the family Acanthizidae which was included in the Pardalotidae in the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy. However, this placement was always controversial and indeed has since turned out to be false.

Despite the similarity in shape and habits, the true wrens (Troglodytidae) are a quite unrelated group of passerines.

Sericornis contains the following species and notable^{[verification needed]} subspecies:

• Grey-green Scrubwren, Sericornis arfakianus
• Tropical Scrubwren or Beccari's Scrubwren, Sericornis beccarii - sometimes included in S. magnirostris
• Yellow-throated Scrubwren, Sericornis citreogularis
• White-browed Scrubwren, Sericornis frontalis
  • Spotted Scrubwren, Sericornis frontalis maculatus
  • Buff-breasted Scrubwren, Sericornis frontalis laevigaster
• Tasmanian Scrubwren or Brown Scrubwren, Sericornis humilis - sometimes included in S. frontalis
• Atherton Scrubwren, Sericornis keri
• Large-billed Scrubwren, Sericornis magnirostris
• Large Scrubwren, Sericornis nouhuysi
• Papuan Scrubwren, Sericornis papuensis
• Buff-faced Scrubwren, Sericornis perspicillatus
• Vogelkop Scrubwren, Sericornis rufescens
• Pale-billed Scrubwren, Sericornis spilodera
• Perplexing Scrubwren, Sericornis virgatus

[edit] References

• Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 9788496553422