- Sericornis magnirostra
Identification
Large dark red-brown eye, pale buff face, upperparts olive-brown, red-brown on the head and rump and the base of tail is washed rufous (reddish), with light buff underparts.
Distribution
Eastern Australia east of the Great Dividing Range from about Cooktown (Queensland) to about Melbourne (Victoria). Not migratory.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized[1]:
- S. m. viridior:
- Northeastern Australia (coastal and montane forest of Queensland)
- S. m. magnirostra:
- Eastern Australia (Clarke Range, Queensland to far northeastern Victoria)
- S. m. howei:
- Victoria (western Gippsland and Strzelecki Range)
Habitat
Tropical, sub-tropical and temperate rainforests.
Behaviour
Diet
Diet includes insects and spiders, which it forages for by working upwards on trunks and branches of trees and vines 3 m - 17 m above the forest floor.
Breeding
It seldom builds its own nest and uses nests of other species. When it does build its own nest, it is domed with a side entrance and made of plant stems, rootlets, leaf remnants and moss, lined with feathers.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Large-billed Scrubwren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Large-billed_Scrubwren
External Links
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