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Vogelkop Scrubwren
Aethomyias rufescens (Salvadori, 1876)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Vogelkop scrubwren; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:15:56.421351+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Aethomyias rufescens (Salvadori, 1876)
- Name authority
- (Salvadori, 1876)
- Common name
- Vogelkop Scrubwren
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Acanthizidae
- Genus
- Aethomyias
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyAcanthizidae Bonaparte, 1854
- genusAethomyias Sharpe, 1879
- speciesAethomyias rufescens (Salvadori, 1876)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Aethomyias. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bicolored ScrubwrenAethomyias nigrorufus (Salvadori, 1895) | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Papuan ScrubwrenAethomyias papuensis (De Vis, 1894) | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Buff-faced ScrubwrenAethomyias perspicillatus (Salvadori, 1896) | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pale-billed ScrubwrenAethomyias spilodera (G. R. Gray, 1859) | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gerygone rufescens Salvadori, 1876 Salvadori, 1876 | synonym |
| Sericornis rufescens (Salvadori, 1876) (Salvadori, 1876) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1268776 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:L7W6B. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.