Papuan Scrubwren
| Papuan Scrubwren | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acanthizidae |
| Genus: | Sericornis |
| Species: | S. papuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sericornis papuensis (De Vis, 1894) | |
The Papuan Scrubwren (Sericornis papuensis) is a bird species. Placed in the familyPardalotidae 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 Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moistmontane forests.
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