Tropical Scrubwren
Sericornis beccarii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyAcanthizidae (Thornbills and Allies)
- GenusSericornis (Typical Scrubwrens)
- SpeciesSericornis beccarii (Tropical Scrubwren)
About the Tropical Scrubwren
The tropical scrubwren or Beccari's scrubwren (Sericornis beccarii) 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 tropical moist forests of north-eastern Australia including Queensland, the Aru Islands and southern New Guinea. Sericornis beccarii includes the following subspecies: S. b. wondiwoi – Mayr, 1937 S. b. beccarii – Salvadori, 1874
S. b. weylandi – Mayr, 1937 S. b. idenburgi – Rand, 1941 S. b. cyclopum – Hartert, 1930 S. b. randi – Mayr, 1937 S. b. minimus – Gould, 1875 S. b. dubius – Mayr, 1937 Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Raja Ampat
Pale-Billed Scrubwren
Sericornis spilodera
Grey-Green Scrubwren
Sericornis arfakianus
Green-backed Gerygone
Gerygone chloronota
Rusty Mouse-Warbler
Crateroscelis murina
Large-billed Gerygone
Gerygone magnirostris
Fairy Gerygone
Gerygone palpebrosa
Yellow-bellied Gerygone
Gerygone chrysogaster
Mangrove Gerygone
Gerygone levigaster
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.