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Bicolored Scrubwren


Aethomyias nigrorufus

(Salvadori, AT, 1895)
Acantiza bicolor

Family: Acanthizidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Synonyms: Crateroscelis nigrorufa, Sericornis nigro-rufa.





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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


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The bicolored scrubwren or bicolored mouse-warbler (Aethomyias nigrorufus) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands; its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

This species was formerly placed in the genus Crateroscelis but following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study of the scrubwrens and mouse-warblers in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Aethomyias.

Source: Wikipedia, article Aethomyias nigrorufus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
6782517/10/2012IndonesiaPapuaSelva de Nimbokrang, Jayapura RegencyCarmelo López Abad
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Bicolored Scrubwren (Aethomyias nigrorufus) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 22/09/2026.