The Tasmanian scrubwren or brown scrubwren (Sericornis humilis) is a bird species endemic to the temperate forests of Tasmania and nearby King Island. It lives in the understory of rainforest, woodland, dry forest, swamps and coastal scrublands.[3]
| Tasmanian scrubwren | |
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| In Tasmania | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acanthizidae |
| Genus: | Sericornis |
| Species: | S. humilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Sericornis humilis Gould, 1838
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| Subspecies[2] | |
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Taxonomy edit
Placed in the family Pardalotidae in the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, this has met with opposition and indeed is now no longer accepted; they instead are currently placed in the independent family Acanthizidae. It is alternately considered a subspecies of the smaller white-browed scrubwren, and further research is needed to understand the relationships between the two species.[3]
Subspecies edit
There are two subspecies of Tasmanian scrubwren:[4]
- S. h. humilis – nominate subspecies; Tasmania
- S. h. tregellasi – King Island
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Sericornis humilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22704542A93974754. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22704542A93974754.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.
- ^ a b Gregory, Phil (2007). "Family Acanthizidae (Thornbills)". In del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Christie, David (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. p. 583. ISBN 978-84-96553-42-2.
- ^ "Tasmanian scrubwren". on Observation.org
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