Sericornis maculatus
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The spotted scrubwren (Sericornis maculatus) is a bird species native to coastal southern Australia, from Adelaide westwards to Shark Bay in Western Australia. It was formerly considered conspecific with the white-browed scrubwren, and is known to hybridize with that species where their ranges overlap in the Adelaide area. Genetic analysis in a 2018 study of the family found that this taxon was more divergent from the white-browed scrubwren than the Tasmanian or Atherton scrubwrens and hence proposed its reclassification as a species. It was reclassified as a species in 2019. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flinders Chase | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Rottnest Island | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Scrubwren sighting in Rottnest Island on a given day, based on 204 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 81 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and May
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Scrubwren in Rottnest Island on a given day, against about 30% in December, the lowest month.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Scrubwren sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Spotted Scrubwren sightings, Rottnest Island ranks 2nd at about 40%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Flinders Chase (Australia, about 40%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted Scrubwren is recorded against all the birds logged in Rottnest Island (204 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.
