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Tasmanian Scrubwren
(Sericornis humilis)
: "Brown Scrubwren"
Size: 12-14 cm
Weight: 16-21 g
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Similar species |
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Physical description |
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Tasmanian Scrubwrens are small bushland birds.
They have a dark grey-brown back and tail and a lighter brown
front, with a greyish throat patch. The head is dark grey-brown,
with two light-grey to white stripes above and below the eyes.
The eyes are surrounded by a prominent dark-grey eye stripe.
The irises are yellow. The bill is dark-grey, the legs and feet
are pinkish-grey.
Juvenile
Tasmanian Scrubwrens do not have white stripes on the sides of
the head yet.
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Taxonomy, classification |
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See Tasmanian
Scrubwren at Wikipedia .
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Range, habitat, finding this species |
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and range
The overall distribution of this species can be assessed based
on sighting reports submitted by birdwatchers to
ebird.org
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The global distribution of the Tasmanian Scrubwren is available
HERE
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Tasmanian Scrubwrens are endemic to Tasmania, King Island and
some other, smaller islands
along the Bass Strait, but not the islands of the Furneaux group.
Tasmanian Scrubwrens have a preference for temperate rainforest, sclerophyll forest, woodland, paperbark swamp and coastal scrubland.
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Sightings |
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A Tasmanian Scrubwren was spotted by B. Hensen on Bruny Island,
TAS, in March 2016.
All sighting and photographic information presented on this page
has kindly been contributed by B. Hensen.
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Photos |
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
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Lateral view of a juvenile Tasmanian Scrubwren; note the
absence of white stripes on the side of the head
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Bruny Island, TAS, March 2016]
Lateral view of a juvenile Tasmanian Scrubwren, now with
its head turned away (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Bruny Island, TAS, March 2016]
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