Vogelkop scrubwren
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Aethomyias rufescens

The Vogelkop scrubwren (Aethomyias rufescens ) is a bird species in the family Acanthizidae. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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This species was formerly placed in the genus Sericornis but following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study of the scrubwrens in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Aethomyias.

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References

1. Vogelkop scrubwren Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vogelkop_scrubwren
2. Vogelkop scrubwren on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22704570/93975790
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/41012

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