Thornbills (Acanthizidae)

Vogelkop Scrubwren (Sericornis rufescens) - HBW 12, p. 587

French: Séricorne chamois German: Braunohrsericornis Spanish: Sedosito de Vogelkop
Other common names: Arfak/Rufous Scrubwren, Arfak Buff-faced Scrubwren, Arfak Buff-faced Sericornis, Rufous Sericornis

Taxonomy: Gerygone? rufescens Salvadori, 1876, Hatam, Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop, New Guinea.
Forms a species pair with S. perspicillatus, which it replaces in the Vogelkop. Monotypic.

Distribution: Vogelkop (Tamrau Mts, Arfak Mts) and Bomberai Peninsula (Kumawa Mts), in NW New Guinea.