Atherton scrubwren
| Atherton scrubwren | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acanthizidae |
| Genus: | Sericornis |
| Species: | S. keri
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| Binomial name | |
| Sericornis keri Mathews, 1920
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The Atherton scrubwren (Sericornis keri) 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 endemic to Queensland (south-eastern coasts of Cape York Peninsula). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Sericornis keri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22704546A93974919. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22704546A93974919.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Sericornis
- Birds of Queensland
- Endemic birds of Australia
- Birds described in 1920
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