Thornbills (Acanthizidae)
Large Scrubwren (Sericornis nouhuysi) - HBW 12, p. 583
French: Séricorne montagnard
German: Bergsericornis
Spanish: Sedosito Grande
Other common names: Mountain/Noisy Scrubwren, Large Mountain Scrubwren, Large Mountain Sericornis
Taxonomy: Sericornis arfakiana nouhuysi van Oort, 1909, Hellwig Mountains, Oranje Range, New Guinea.
Part of a species group that also includes S. virgatus, S. beccarii and S. magnirostra. Race adelberti is intermediate between present species and S. virgatus, and sometimes placed with latter. Race stresemanni intergrades with oorti. Six subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cantans Mayr, 1930 - NW New Guinea (mountains of Vogelkop).
- nouhuysi van Oort, 1909 - W New Guinea (Weyland Mts, Nassau Range, Snow Mts).
- stresemanni Mayr, 1930 - Central Highlands of E New Guinea (Hindenburg Range E to Schrader Range and Wahgi valley).
- cantans Mayr, 1930 - NW New Guinea (mountains of Vogelkop).
- nouhuysi van Oort, 1909 - W New Guinea (Weyland Mts, Nassau Range, Snow Mts).
- stresemanni Mayr, 1930 - Central Highlands of E New Guinea (Hindenburg Range E to Schrader Range and Wahgi valley).
- adelberti T. K. Pratt, 1982 - NE New Guinea (Adelbert Mts).
- oorti Rothschild & E. J. O. Hartert, 1913 - mountains of Huon Peninsula and Herzog Mts, in E New Guinea.
- monticola Mayr & Rand, 1936 - SE New Guinea (Wharton Range, Owen Stanley Range).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird moving around in undergrowth Locality Kumul Lodge, Mount Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp stresemanni)
Keith Blomerley 18 August 2008 3 years ago 19 sec 3.7 -
A bird moving in the undergrowth. Locality Kumul Lodge, Mount Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp stresemanni)
Keith Blomerley 18 August 2008 3 years ago 19 sec 3.5 -
A bird in a tree, foraging. Locality Ibele Valley, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp nouhuysi)
Josep del Hoyo 20 July 2008 3 years ago 13 sec 1.5
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Frontal view of bird held in hand
Locality Kumul Lodge, Mount Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp stresemanni)
Mikko Pyhälä 15 August 2010 1 year ago 3.3 -
A bird in a tree.
Locality Ibele Valley, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp nouhuysi)
Josep del Hoyo 20 July 2008 2 years ago 2.3
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