Sericornis frontalis
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The white-browed scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis) is a passerine bird found on the New England Tablelands and coastal areas of Australia. Placed in the family Pardalotidae in the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, this has met with opposition and indeed is now known to be wrong; they rather belong to the independent family Acanthizidae.
It is insectivorous and inhabits undergrowth, from which it rarely ventures, though can be found close to urban areas. It is 11–14 cm (4.3–5.5 in) long and predominantly brown in colour with prominent white brows and pale eyes, though the three individual subspecies vary widely. Found in small groups, it is sedentary and engages in cooperative breeding. The larger Tasmanian scrubwren was formerly considered a subspecies of this species.
The white-browed scrubwren was originally described by naturalists Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Thomas Horsfield in 1827. The specific epithet frontalis derived from the Latin frons "eyebrow". It is now divided into two subspecies:
S. f. frontalis, known as the white-browed scrubwren, is found in coastal eastern Australia from the New South Wales-Queensland border round to Adelaide in South Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taronga Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Scrubwren sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 2,315 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 175 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Scrubwren in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against about 50% in April–May, July and December, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-browed Scrubwren sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate White-browed Scrubwren sightings, Great Otway National Park ranks 4th at about 60%. The best odds are in Lamington National Park (Australia, about 80%), Grampians National Park (Australia, about 60%) and Wilsons Promontory National Park (Australia, about 60%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Acanthizidae
The closest relatives of the White-browed Scrubwren that you can see in Great Otway National Park (family Acanthizidae, Thornbills and Allies) are Brown Thornbill (about 70%), Striated Thornbill (about 30%) and Buff-rumped Thornbill (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-browed Scrubwren is recorded against all the birds logged in Great Otway National Park (2,315 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
