#Sericornis

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A large billed scrubwren (Sericornis magnirostra) in Tarra-Bulga National Park, Victoria, Australia

by Tim Bawden

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#1994 - Sericornis maculatus - Spotted Scrubwren

Photo by Keith Morris on iNaturalist.

The name apparently translates as Spotted Silkbird, but I don't know what's particularly silky about them. Only distantly related to the feathered Jurassic dinosaur Serikornis.

A small passerine bird found in undergrowth from Adelaide west to Shark Bay. Before 2019 they would have been considered part of the White-browed Scrubwren, S. frontalis, but the taxonomy of the various subspecies of both remains a bit fluid, and they're known to be cross-fertile where the ranges overlap. Their family, the Acanthizidae—sometimes called Australian warblers - are a sister taxon to the Pardalotes (Pardalotidae).

Scrubwrens are among Australia's most active birds, constantly foraging in pairs amongst the leaf-litter for insects, other small arthropods, and the occasional seed.

The call is a harsh chattering of scalding notes, especially when disturbed. Scrubwrens are also accomplished mimics.

The nest is a large ball of grasses and other plant material, with a side tunnel leading to a cup lined with feathers. This is normally built on or near the ground in thick vegetation, but may be in a tree fork a few metres above. Acanthizids have unusually long incubation periods for passerines, rivalling those of much larger Corvids - Scrubwrens may take 3 weeks to hatch.

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White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis)

© Sean Fahey

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April 15, 2024 - Spotted Scrubwren (Sericornis maculatus) Found in parts of southwestern Australia, these scrubwrens live in a variety of habitats with dense undergrowth, including forests, heathlands, and parks and gardens. They eat arthropods, as well as seeds and fruit, foraging in pairs and small flocks on the ground and in trees and other plants and often joining mixed-species flocks. Breeding in pairs or as groups with up to four helpers, they build domed nests with side entrances from grass, twigs, fine roots, leaves, feathers, and sometimes hair or fine plant material in cavities in trees, banks, human-made locations such as buckets or flower pots, or in vegetation on or near the ground. Females lay clutches of two or three eggs and incubate them alone. Both parents and any helpers feed the chicks.

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Perplexing Scrubwren (Sericornis virgatus) © markus lilje

It hatches from brown, drab, energetic, flat, other, pale, perplexing, similar, small, thick, and warm eggs.

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Sericornis magnirostra by Arthur Grosset

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Allied Sericornis, Yellow-throated Sericornis, Sombre-coloured Sericornis - high resolution image from old book.

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White-fronted Sericornis, Buff-breasted Sericornis, Large-billed Sericornis, Spotted Sericornis - high resolution image from old book.

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There are 6 scrub-wrens in Australia all with a e-zitt call and here we look at their behaviour. Beginning with the White-browed , large billed and Yellow-throated. Unfortunately I have not included the Tasmanian bird

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July 11, 2023 - Atherton Scrubwren (Sericornis keri) These scrubwrens are found in northeastern Australia in rainforests and wet eucalyptus woodlands. They eat insects, foraging mostly on the ground and in the lower canopy alone, in pairs, or in family groups. Breeding from August to December, they build domed or egg-shaped nests with side entrances from leaves, stems, fern fronds, dry grass, soft plant fibers, and feathers usually on or near the ground in banks, grass clumps, and ferns. Females incubate clutches of two eggs. They are classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN due to rapid population declines from the direct and indirect effects of climate change.

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Large Scrubwren (Sericornis nouhuysi) © markus lilje

It hatches from brown, drab, dry, energetic, large, other, pale, rusty, similar, small, and warm eggs.

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Tropical Scrubwren (Sericornis beccarii) © Geoff Walker

It hatches from black, brown, distinct, distinctive, long, northern, pale, short, small, thick, thin, and white eggs.

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A new variant has been added!

White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis) © Unknown

It hatches from absent, black, brown, clear, coastal, dark, musical, northern, olive, present, small, thick, white, wide, and widespread eggs.

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A new variant has been added!

Spotted Scrubwren (Sericornis maculatus) © pimelea

It hatches from absent, black, brown, clear, coastal, dark, musical, northern, olive, present, small, thick, white, wide, and widespread eggs.

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