• Source: Sericornis

      • Sericornis is a genus of small, mainly insectivorous birds, the scrubwrens in the family Acanthizidae. Despite the similarity in shape and habits, the true wrens (Troglodytidae) are a quite unrelated group of passerines.
      The genus previously contained additional species but following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study of the scrubwrens in 2018, several species were moved to the resurrected genus Aethomyias and the yellow-throated scrubwren was placed in its own monotypic genus Neosericornis.
      The genus contains eight species:

      Large-billed scrubwren, Sericornis magnirostra
      Tropical scrubwren or Beccari's scrubwren, Sericornis beccarii - sometimes included in S. magnirostris
      Large scrubwren, Sericornis nouhuysi
      Spotted scrubwren, Sericornis maculatus - previously included in S. frontalis
      Tasmanian scrubwren or brown scrubwren, Sericornis humilis - previously included in S. frontalis
      Atherton scrubwren, Sericornis keri
      White-browed scrubwren, Sericornis frontalis
      Perplexing scrubwren, Sericornis virgatus


      References



      Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-84-96553-42-2

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