Fernwren

Fernwren
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Acanthizidae
Genus: Oreoscopus
North, 1905
Species: O. gutturalis
Binomial name
Oreoscopus gutturalis
(De Vis, 1889)

The fernwren (Oreoscopus gutturalis) is a species of bird in the Acanthizidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Oreoscopus.[2]

It is endemic to northern Queensland in Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Oreoscopus gutturalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-84-96553-42-2


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