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Large scrubwren

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Large scrubwren
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Acanthizidae
Genus: Sericornis
Species:
S. nouhuysi
Binomial name
Sericornis nouhuysi
van Oort, 1909

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.

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

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Sericornis nouhuysi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  2. ^ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.