| Scrubwren-whistler | |||
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| Fernwren | |||
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| Goldenface | |||
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia | ||
| Phylum: | Chordata | ||
| Class: | Aves | ||
| Clade: | Inopinaves | ||
| Order: | Passeriformes | ||
| Suborder: | Passeri | ||
| Infraorder: | Meliphagida | ||
| Family: | Pardalotidae | ||
| Subfamily: | Pachycareinae Schodde and Christidis, 2014[1] | ||
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Scrubwren-whistler, Pachycareinae is a subfamily of birds in the Pardalotidae family. It contains two species, the Fernwren and Goldenface.
Description[]
Sexes virtually alike in both species, the female Fernwren is duller;[2] the female Goldenface has a sooty ear patch.[3]
Taxonomy[]
References[]
- ^ Schodde, R.; Christidis, L. (2014). "Relicts from Tertiary Australasia: undescribed families and subfamilies of songbirds (Passeriformes) and their zoogeographic signal". Zootaxa. 3786 (5): 501–522.
- ^ Simpson, Ken; Day, Nicolas. (1989). Birds of Australia. A Book of Identification. Melbourne: Helm. p. 352. ISBN 0747030235.
- ^ Pratt, Thane K.; Beehler, Bruce M.; Anderton, John C. (illu.); and Kókay, Szabolcs (illu.) (2014). Birds of New Guinea: Second Edition. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691095639.
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This article is part of Project Bird Subfamilies, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each bird subfamily, including made-up families. |