Large_scrubwren

Large scrubwren

Large scrubwren

Species of bird

The large scrubwren (Sericornis nouhuysi) 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 found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Taxonomy

Sericornis nouhuysi includes the following subspecies:[2]

  • S. n. cantans - Mayr, 1930
  • S. n. nouhuysi - Van Oort, 1909
  • S. n. stresemanni - Mayr, 1930
  • S. n. adelberti - Pratt, 1982
  • S. n. oorti - Rothschild & Hartert, 1913
  • S. n. monticola - Mayr & Rand, 1936

References

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  1. [1]
    BirdLife International (2016). "Sericornis nouhuysi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T104008381A93975444. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T104008381A93975444.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.


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