Papuan Scrubwren (Aethomyias papuensis)
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Papuan Scrubwren

Aethomyias papuensis (De Vis, 1894)

Busiest months: July–August · Most records: Papua New Guinea

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: July–August · Most records: Papua New Guinea

Papuan Scrubwren has been recorded at 12 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Kumul LodgePapua New Guinea384 records
  2. Tari GapPapua New Guinea129 records
  3. Ambua LodgePapua New Guinea95 records
More places
  1. Highlands Hwy – above Ambua Lodge to Tari GapPapua New Guinea88 records
  2. Tomba & Murmur Pass [2400-2800m]Papua New Guinea66 records
  3. Rondon RidgePapua New Guinea37 records
  4. Tonga TrailPapua New Guinea28 records
  5. Mt Komonge RidgePapua New Guinea22 records
  6. Rondon Ridge LodgePapua New Guinea17 records
  7. Tabubil AreaPapua New Guinea2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Papua New Guinea

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

Where does the Papuan Scrubwren live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: montane western, central, northeastern, southeastern New Guinea. It is most often recorded in Papua New Guinea.

When is the best time to see the Papuan Scrubwren?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in July and August (Southern Hemisphere).

What family is the Papuan Scrubwren in?

It belongs to the family Australasian Warblers (Acanthizidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

Range

Australasia: montane western, central, northeastern, southeastern New Guinea

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Australasian Warblers Acanthizidae
Genus
Aethomyias

Other birds in the genus Aethomyias

Pale-billed ScrubwrenPale-billed ScrubwrenAethomyias spiloderaBicolored ScrubwrenBicolored ScrubwrenAethomyias nigrorufusVogelkop ScrubwrenVogelkop ScrubwrenAethomyias rufescensBuff-faced ScrubwrenBuff-faced ScrubwrenAethomyias perspicillatusGrey-green ScrubwrenGrey-green ScrubwrenAethomyias arfakianusGoldenfaceGoldenfacePachycare flavogriseumFernwrenFernwrenOreoscopus gutturalisPilotbirdPilotbirdPycnoptilus floccosusRedthroatRedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusSpeckled WarblerSpeckled WarblerPyrrholaemus sagittatus
Papuan Scrubwren

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