NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Pale-billed Scrubwren
Aethomyias spilodera (G. R. Gray, 1859)
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 pale-billed scrubwren (Aethomyias spilodera) is a bird species in the family Acanthizidae. It is found in the Aru Islands and New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland 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, Pale-billed scrubwren; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:49:55.415461+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Aethomyias spilodera (G. R. Gray, 1859)
- Name authority
- (G. R. Gray, 1859)
- Common name
- Pale-billed 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 spilodera (G. R. Gray, 1859)
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 |
| Vogelkop ScrubwrenAethomyias rufescens (Salvadori, 1876) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Sericornis spilodera (G. R. Gray, 1859) (G. R. Gray, 1859) | synonym |
| Entomophila spilodera G. R. Gray, 1859 G. R. Gray, 1859 | 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=1268774 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:L7W6F. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.