Sericornis
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White- browed sericornis ( Sericornis frontalis ) female |
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Sericornis is a genus of small, predominantly insectivorous birds belonging to the zoological family of the South Sea warblers (Acanthizidae).
features
The plumage is not or only ventrally dashed. An over-eye stripe is present or missing. The hand covers are monochrome or with a white tip. The species of the genus have a moderately long tail. The beak is moderately long to long, narrow and straight. The eggs are cream-colored yellow-brown and are speckled with umber . The speckles often condense towards the thick end to form one or more washed-out umber-colored bands.
distribution and habitat
The species of the genus are common in the rain and hard deciduous forests of New Guinea and eastern Australia ; only S. frontalis inhabits the dry coastal thorn-steppes of Tasmania and southwest Australia.
species
- Arfak Sericornis ( Sericornis arfakianus )
- Beccari Sericornis ( Sericornis beccarii )
- Mountain Sericornis ( Sericornis nouhuysi )
- Brown-eared Sericornis ( Sericornis rufescens )
- Spectacle sericornis ( Sericornis perspicillatus )
- Fahlschnabel Sericornis ( Sericornis spilodera )
- Pale-forehead sericornis ( Sericornis magnirostris )
- Yellow-throated Sericornis ( Sericornis citreogularis )
- Papua Sericornis ( Sericornis papuensis )
- Red-forehead Sericornis ( Sericornis keri )
- Sepik Sericornis ( Sericornis virgatus )
- Tasman Sericornis ( Sericornis humilis )
- White brow sericornis ( Sericornis frontalis )
Individual evidence
- ^ A b R. Schodde, IJ Mason: Directory of Australian Birds: Passerines . CSIRO, 1999, ISBN 978-0643064560
