It constructs a rough, domed nest of bark, grass and moss, lined with feathers and set in creepers, tree-ferns or palm-fronds.
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Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Overview
The large-billed scrubwren is 11.5 to 13 cm (4.5 to 5.1 in) in length and weighs 10 g (0.35 oz). It has a dark reddish-brown eye in a pale buff face, with a longish, black bill inclined slightly upwards. The upperparts are light grey-brown with an olive tint, the throat is a pale buffy-white, the belly greyish, and the rump and tail light rufous-brown. The large-billed scrubwren is found from near Cooktown in northern Queensland to Kinglake and the Dandenong Ranges , near Melbourne, Victoria.
Behavior
Inhabits rainforest and wet eucalypt woodlands, where it forages for insects mostly in lower and mid-canopy, often on tree trunks; unlikely to be seen on the ground.
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