White-browed Scrubwren — Australian Bird Identification Guide

Bird guideWhite-browed Scrubwren

Found in small groups, it is sedentary and engages in cooperative breeding .

⚠️Not listed

🌿Endemic to Australia

🍃Indigenous: White-Fronted Scrubwren, Bernier Island Scrubwren, Spotted Scrubwren, Scrubwren, Buff-Breasted Scrubwren, Striated Scrubwren

At a glance

FamilyThornbills and Allies

SizeSmall

RarityCommon

HabitatIt is insectivorous and inhabits undergrowth, from which it rarely ventures, though can be found close to urban areas.

Best timeReported across most months in Victoria, with no narrow seasonal peak.

Sounds

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Recorded by Marc Anderson

Range map

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200approx hotspots

408657approx records

5states

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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

Has a dark face with a clear white eyebrow and chin stripe. Primarily olive-brown with a black-and-white shoulder patch and paler front. Chin is white with varying levels of black streaking depending on the location. This species is widespread across eastern coastal Australia, but is absent in the northern areas. Western edge of its expected distribution is the Mt Lofty Ranges east of Adelaide. Found in a wide range of habitats but typically only present where there is reasonably thick undergrowth.