Large-billed Scrubwren
Sericornis magnirostra· 刺嘴莺科(1 photos)
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Large-billed Scrubwren
11.5-13 cm. Longish straight bill seemingly inclined upwards; large, dark red eye stands out in plain, pale buff face; rump/base of tail washed rufous. Pairs, parties; behaves like thornbill: climbs acrobatically on vines, trunks, branches; flutters high in foliage, infrequently descends to forest-floor.
- Similar Species
- Atherton Scrubwren: face less buff; habits more terrestrial.
- Voice
- penetrating scrubwren call: 's-cheer, s-cheer, s-cheer, s-cheer'; mimics White-browed, Yellow-throated, Brown Thornbill, etc. Foraging parties utter fussy, zigzag, thornbill-like chittering.
- Habitat
- tropical, temperate rainforests, from sea level to c. 1500 m.
- Breeding
- July-Jan.
- Nest
- domed; loose, of bark fibre, grass, moss; in creeper, among twigs; usurps nests of Yellow-throated Scrubwren, Brown Gerygone.
- Eggs
- 3-4; dull white to pale purplish brown with pale streaks, fine spots, in cap at large end.
- Range & Status
- coastal e. Aust., from Kinglake NP, ne. of Melbourne (Vic.) to near Cooktown (Q); inland to c. Tenterfield (NSW)-Chinchilla (Q). In se. Aust., n. to c. Shoalwater Bay (Q) from sea level to c. 1000 m. From c. Eungella NP n. to near Cooktown, mostly in highland rainforests. Sedentary.
- Distribution key to races
- 1. Sericornis magnirostra viridior 2. Sericornis magnirostra magnirostra 3. Sericornis magnirostra howei
