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Rusty Mouse-Warbler
Crateroscelis murina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyAcanthizidae (Thornbills and Allies)
- GenusCrateroscelis
- SpeciesCrateroscelis murina (Rusty Mouse-Warbler)
About the Rusty Mouse-Warbler
The rusty mouse-warbler (Origma murina), is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, in a 1,270,000 km² distribution. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
This species was formerly placed in the genus Crateroscelis, but following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study of the scrubwrens and mouse-warblers in 2018, it was moved to the genus Origma. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Raja Ampat
Green-backed Gerygone
Gerygone chloronota
Large-billed Gerygone
Gerygone magnirostris
Pale-Billed Scrubwren
Sericornis spilodera
Fairy Gerygone
Gerygone palpebrosa
Yellow-bellied Gerygone
Gerygone chrysogaster
Mangrove Gerygone
Gerygone levigaster
Grey-Green Scrubwren
Sericornis arfakianus
Tropical Scrubwren
Sericornis beccarii
Brown-breasted Gerygone
Gerygone ruficollis
Willie Wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys
Helmeted Friarbird
Philemon buceroides
Pacific Swallow
Hirundo javanica
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rusty Mouse-Warbler in Raja Ampat?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty Mouse-Warbler sighting in Raja Ampat, based on 197 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Rusty Mouse-Warbler in Raja Ampat?
August has the highest sighting rate for Rusty Mouse-Warbler in Raja Ampat in our monthly data.