Vogelkop Scrubwren
Aethomyias rufescens(Salvadori, AT, 1876)
English (US) Vogelkop Scrubwren
The Vogelkop Scrubwren (Aethomyias rufescens) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Acanthizidae (Gerygones, Thornbills, Scrubwrens, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: western New Guinea (Arfak and Tamrau mountains and Bomberai Peninsula)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Aethomyias rufescens
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Vogelkop Scrubwren
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1876)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Gerygone? rufescens
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1876)
- Type locality
- Hatam, Arfak Mountains.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 7(1875) p.961
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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