Vogelkop Scrubwren

Aethomyias rufescens

(Salvadori, AT, 1876)
Sedosito de Vogelkop

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

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Synonyms: Sericornis rufescens, Gerygone? rufescens.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

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The Vogelkop scrubwren (Aethomyias rufescens) 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.

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.

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

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05/10/2012

Indonesia

West Papua

Syioubri, Arfak Mountains., Manokwari Regency

Carmelo López Abad