Atherton_scrubwren

Atherton scrubwren

Atherton scrubwren

Species of bird

The Atherton scrubwren (Sericornis keri) 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.

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It is endemic to Queensland (south-eastern coasts of Cape York Peninsula). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

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    BirdLife International (2022). "Sericornis keri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22704546A211231978. Retrieved 28 July 2022.


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