Sericornis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Meliphagoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Cladus: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crocopoda Cladus: Archosauriformes Cladus: Eucrocopoda Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Subclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Cladus: Neornithes Infraclassis: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Passeri Infraordo: Meliphagides Superfamilia: Meliphagoidea

Familia: Acanthizidae
Genus: Sericornis
Species: S. beccarii – S. frontalis – S. humilis – S. keri – S. maculatus – S. magnirostra – S. nouhuysi

Species transferred to other genera:

Aethomyias: S. arfakianus – S. papuensis – S. perspicillatus – S. rufescens – S. spilodera
Neosericornis: S. citreogularis

Name

Sericornis Gould, 1838

Typus: Acanthiza frontalis Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 = Sericornis frontalis

Synonymy

Microlestes A.B. Meyer, 1884 Zeitschr.Ges.Orn. 1 p. 197 BHL
Tasmanornis Mathews, 1912 Novit.Zool. 18 p. 353 BHL

References

Primary references

Gould, J. 1837–1838. A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands. London. BHL Pt.4 app.: With descriptions of new species of Australian Birds. 1–8 BHL Reference page. pt.4 text pl. 58

Additional references

Norman, J.A., Christidis, L. & Schodde, R. 2018. Ecological and evolutionary diversification in the Australo-Papuan scrubwrens (Sericornis) and mouse-warblers (Crateroscelis), with a revision of the subfamily Sericornithinae (Aves: Passeriformes: Acanthizidae). Organisms Diversity & Evolution 18(2): 241–259 DOI: 10.1007/s13127-018-0364-8 ResearchGate Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Scrubwrens
suomi: Silkkimalurit