NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Rusty Mouse-warbler
Origma murina (P. L. Sclater, 1858)
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 rusty mouse-warbler (Origma murina), is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, in a 1,270,000 km² distribution. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
This species was formerly placed in the genus Crateroscelis, but following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study of the scrubwrens and mouse-warblers in 2018, it was moved to the genus Origma.
Wikipedia contributors, Rusty mouse-warbler; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:38:54.576210+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Origma murina (P. L. Sclater, 1858)
- Name authority
- (P. L. Sclater, 1858)
- Common name
- Rusty Mouse-warbler
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Acanthizidae
- Genus
- Origma
- 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
- genusOrigma Gould, 1838
- speciesOrigma murina (P. L. Sclater, 1858)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Brachypteryx murinus P. L. Sclater, 1858 P. L. Sclater, 1858 | synonym |
| Crateroscelis murina (P. L. Sclater, 1858) (P. L. Sclater, 1858) | 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=1268772 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:RCNPN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.