Sericornis
| Scrubwrens | |
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| A female (left) white-browed scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis) sings to its mate | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acanthizidae |
| Genus: |
Sericornis Gould, 1838 |
| Species | |
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13, see text |
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13, see text
Sericornis is a genus of small, mainly insectivorous birds, the scrubwrens. They are placed in the family Acanthizidae which was included in the Pardalotidae in the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy. However, this placement was always controversial and indeed has since turned out to be false.
Despite the similarity in shape and habits, the true wrens (Troglodytidae) are a quite unrelated group of passerines.
Sericornis contains the following species and notable subspecies:
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