It is insectivorous and inhabits undergrowth, from which it rarely ventures, though can be found close to urban areas. It is 11–14 cm long and predominantly brown in colour with prominent white brows and pale eyes, though the three individual subspecies vary widely. Found in small groups, it is sedentary and engages in cooperative breeding. The larger Tasmanian Scrubwren is sometimes considered a subspecies of this species.
The White-browed Scrubwren is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
The White-browed Scrubwren is the most common and widespread of Australia's five species of scrubwren. Its range extends from northern Queensland, in a broad coastal band through South Australia to the mid Western Australian coast, and Tasmania. Habitat The White-browed Scrubwren lives in rainforest, open forest, woodland and heaths. It is usually seen in pairs, low down in the thick vegetation. More
White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis) = See general information about White-browed Scrubwren. More
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A fact from White-browed Scrubwren appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 24 October 2007. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know * ...that the White-browed Scrubwren, which inhabits dense undergrowth, can occur close to urban areas in Sydney?" Wikipedia Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia. More
The White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis) is a passerine bird found in coastal areas of Australia. 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 insectivorous and inhabits undergrowth, from which it rarely ventures, though can be found close to urban areas. More
The White-Browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis) might be seen scurrying around the rainforest floor, looking for insects amongst the leaf litter. www.alanfear.com Birds by Family Name Birds by Common Name Canon EOS 30D 1/250 sec f 5.6 200 400 mm Flash: Not Fired Images Copyright Alan Fear 2007/10 Locations of visitors to this page | RSS 2. More
White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis) = French: Séricorne à sourcils blancs German: Weißbrauensericornis Spanish: Sedosito Cejiblanco Other common names: (Brown) Scrubwren; Spotted Scrubwren (“maculatus group”); Buff-breasted/Pale-breasted Scrubwren (laevigaster) Taxonomy: Acanthiza frontalis Vigors and Horsfield, 1827, region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Closely related to, and often treated as conspecific with, S. More
White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis = Described by: Vigors; Horsfield (1827) Alternate common name(s): Buff-breasted Scrubwren, White-browed Sericornis, Spotted Scrubwren, Spotted Sericornis Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs Dryandra Forest, Western Australia, Australia - Aug 20, 2006 More
The White-browed Scrubwren was originally described by naturalists Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Thomas Horsfield in 1827. The specific epithet frontalis derived from the Latin frons "eyebrow". It is now divided into three subspecies: * S. f. frontalis, known as the White-browed Scrubwren, is found in coastal eastern Australia from the New South Wales-Queensland border round to Adelaide in South Australia. * S. f. More
White-browed ScrubwrenThe White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis lives in coastal areas of Australia belonging to the Scrubwren family. It has a black face mask with a white line above and below. Copyright: Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from Wikipedia. More
White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis ) White-browed Scrubwren Common Name White-browed Scrubwren Scientific Name Sericornis frontalis Order Charadriiformes Family Furnariidae Genus Synallaxis Species S. More
White Browed ScrubwrenThe White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis is a passerine bird now classified in the family Pardalotidae and found in coastal areas of Australia. It is insectivorous and inhabits undergrowth, from which it rarely ventures, though can be found close to urban areas. It is 11-14 cm (5-6 in) long and predominantly brown in colour with prominent white brows and pale eyes, though the three individual subspecies vary widely. Found in small groups, it is sedentary and engages in cooperative breeding. More
White-browed Scrubwrens live in thick low shrubbery undergrowth. More
White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis = Warriewood Wetlands, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Dec, 2004 More
– Canon 350D White-Browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis) White-browed Scrubwrens are mostly dark olive-brown above, while the throat is buffy grey and the flanks, belly and rump are dull rufous. They have a white line above the eye and another below the eye. The area around the eye between the lines is black, becoming greyer near the ear. The eye is light cream. More
The White-browed Scrubwren is widely spread throughout eastern and southern Australia, from Cairns, in the east, to Shark Bay, in the west. INTERESTING FACTS: - It has a distinctive white brow above its eye. More
The White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis lives in coastal areas of Australia. It has a black face mask with a white line above and below. Gallery - References - * BirdLife International (2004). Sericornis frontalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. More