Tropical_scrubwren

Tropical scrubwren

Tropical scrubwren

Species of bird

The tropical scrubwren or Beccari's scrubwren (Sericornis beccarii) 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 tropical moist forests of north-eastern Australia including Queensland,[2] the Aru Islands and southern New Guinea.

Taxonomy

Sericornis beccarii includes the following subspecies:[3]

  • S. b. wondiwoi – Mayr, 1937
  • S. b. beccarii – Salvadori, 1874
  • S. b. weylandi – Mayr, 1937
  • S. b. idenburgi – Rand, 1941
  • S. b. cyclopum – Hartert, 1930
  • S. b. randi – Mayr, 1937
  • S. b. minimus – Gould, 1875
  • S. b. dubius – Mayr, 1937

References

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  1. [1]
    BirdLife International (2016). "Sericornis beccarii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T104008462A93975091. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T104008462A93975091.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Species profile—Sericornis beccarii (tropical scrubwren)". Species information. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  3. [3]
    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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