Papuan scrubwren
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Aethomyias papuensis

The Papuan scrubwren (Aethomyias papuensis ) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is found in the highlands of New Guinea ; 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. Papuan scrubwren Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papuan_scrubwren
2. Papuan scrubwren on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22704579/118668474
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/671262

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