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Scrubwren.

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The white-browed scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis) is a passerine bird found in 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.

The White-browed Scrubwren is a drab bird which inhabits the dense undergrowth in many different habitats. Although scrubwrens are wary and alert, they are often inquisitive and easily called up from the dense vegetation, with one or more birds appearing briefly in the open to scold loudly at the intruder. They are also remarkably sedentary, often remaining in the same patch of vegetation. Because of these traits, they have been the subject of many studies on almost every aspect of their ecology, and over 30,000 scrubwrens have been banded.

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Image size
800x487px 138 KB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D300
Shutter Speed
125/10000 second
Aperture
F/6.3
Focal Length
500 mm
ISO Speed
800
Date Taken
Jun 14, 2015, 2:04:39 PM
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The-Lost-Hope's avatar
Pretty interesting little bird. Nice photo.