Tropical scrubwren
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.
| Tropical scrubwren | |
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| Illustration by William Matthew Hart | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acanthizidae |
| Genus: | Sericornis |
| Species: | S. beccarii |
| Binomial name | |
| Sericornis beccarii Salvadori, 1874 | |
It is found in tropical moist forests of northern Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Sericornis beccarii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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