Sericornis

For the similarly-named extinct dinosaur, see Serikornis.

Sericornis is a genus of small, mainly insectivorous birds, the scrubwrens in the family Acanthizidae. Despite the similarity in shape and habits, the true wrens (Troglodytidae) are a quite unrelated group of passerines.

Sericornis
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
Type species
Acanthiza frontalis[1] Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
Species
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The genus previously contained additional species but following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study of the scrubwrens in 2018, several species were moved to the resurrected genus Aethomyias and the yellow-throated scrubwren was placed in its own monotypic genus Neosericornis.^[2][3]

The genus contains eight species:^[3]

• Large-billed scrubwren, Sericornis magnirostra
• Tropical scrubwren or Beccari's scrubwren, Sericornis beccarii - sometimes included in S. magnirostris
• Large scrubwren, Sericornis nouhuysi
• Spotted scrubwren, Sericornis maculatus - previously included in S. frontalis
• Tasmanian scrubwren or brown scrubwren, Sericornis humilis - previously included in S. frontalis
• Atherton scrubwren, Sericornis keri
• White-browed scrubwren, Sericornis frontalis
• Perplexing scrubwren, Sericornis virgatus