Vogelkop scrubwren

Aethomyias rufescens

The Vogelkop scrubwren is a bird species in the family Acanthizidae. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Naming

This species was formerly placed in the genus "Sericornis" but following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study of the scrubwrens in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus "Aethomyias".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyAcanthizidae
GenusAethomyias
SpeciesA. rufescens
Photographed in
Indonesia