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Tropical Scrubwren

(Sericornis beccarii)
Size: 11-12 cm
Weight: 8-12 g

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Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Tropical Scrubwren at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

Race "minimus"

ADULT

FEMALE

Lateral view of a Tropical Scrubwren; note the faint loral spot and eye-ring (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Iron Range NP, Cape York peninsula, QLD, December 2018]

Lateral view of a Tropical Scrubwren; note the black primary coverts with narrow white wing bar (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Iron Range NP, Cape York peninsula, QLD, December 2018]

Ventral view of a Tropical Scrubwren with its host's offspring, a juvenile Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Iron Range NP, Cape York peninsula, QLD, August 2019]

Tropical Scrubwren feeding its host's offspring, a juvenile Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Iron Range NP, Cape York peninsula, QLD, August 2019]

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