The Atherton scrubwren (Sericornis keri) is a bird species. Placed in the family Pardalotidae in the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, this has met with opposition and indeed is now known to be wrong; they rather belong to the independent family Acanthizidae.
Atherton scrubwren | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Acanthizidae |
Genus: | Sericornis |
Species: | S. keri
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Binomial name | |
Sericornis keri Mathews, 1920
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It is endemic to Queensland (south-eastern coasts of Cape York Peninsula). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International. (2022). "Sericornis keri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22704546A211231978. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T22704546A211231978.en.