Atherton Scrubwren
Sericornis keri· 细嘴莺科(2 photos)
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Atherton Scrubwren
13.5 cm. Larger, browner and darker than Large-billed Scrubwren: upperparts olive-brown, whitish fawn eyebrow joins similar toning over face and throat; central breast and belly yellowish; tail more reddish brown at base; darker below. Singles or pairs forage quietly low in trees and on ground, in contrast to fluttering, gregarious, arboreal behaviour of Large-billed.
- Voice
- quiet 'sip sip sip'; small chatterings.
- Habitat
- understorey of mountain rainforests.
- Breeding
- Oct.-Dec.
- Nest
- domed; of dried plant material, skeleton leaves; lined with feathers; in bank among grass, ferns.
- Eggs
- 2; like White-browed Scrubwren.
- Range & Status
- rainforests of Atherton Tableland (Q) above 400 m (L. Nielsen). Uncommon. Sedentary.
