Scrubwren

Sericornis is a genus of small, mainly insectivorous, birds, the scrubwrens. They are placed in the family Acanthizidae which was included in the Pardalotidae in the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy. However, this placement was always controversial and indeed has since turned out to be false.

Despite the similarity in shape and habits, the true wrens (Troglodytidae) are a quite unrelated group of passerines.

Sericornis contains the following species and notable subspecies:
 * Grey-green Scrubwren, Sericornis arfakianus
 * Tropical Scrubwren or Beccari's Scrubwren, Sericornis beccarii - sometimes included in S. magnirostris
 * Yellow-throated Scrubwren, Sericornis citreogularis
 * White-browed Scrubwren, Sericornis frontalis
 * Spotted Scrubwren, Sericornis frontalis maculatus
 * Buff-breasted Scrubwren, Sericornis frontalis laevigaster
 * Tasmanian Scrubwren or Brown Scrubwren, Sericornis humilis - sometimes included in S. frontalis
 * Atherton Scrubwren, Sericornis keri
 * Large-billed Scrubwren, Sericornis magnirostris
 * Large Scrubwren, Sericornis nouhuysi
 * Papuan Scrubwren, Sericornis papuensis
 * Buff-faced Scrubwren, Sericornis perspicillatus
 * Vogelkop Scrubwren, Sericornis rufescens
 * Pale-billed Scrubwren, Sericornis spilodera
 * Perplexing Scrubwren, Sericornis virgatus