Aethomyias
- Papuan Scrubwren Aethomyias papuensis
A scrubwren of New Guinea’s mountains that searches for insects in low bushes and forest undergrowth, often hidden in dense vegetation.
- Buff-faced Scrubwren Aethomyias perspicillatus
A field guide to the Mimika region of Papua records this species under its older name, Sericornis perspicillatus. The account describes olive upperparts and a pale buff-orange face, and records it in shrubs and the midstory at montane forest edges.
- Vogelkop Scrubwren Aethomyias rufescens
This small bird has olive-brown upperparts and pale underparts. It inhabits mountain forest and secondary growth in northwestern New Guinea.
- Pale-billed Scrubwren Aethomyias spilodera
The Pale-billed Scrubwren moves actively through lower and middle forest layers on New Guinea while searching for insects. Brown upperparts, paler underparts, and a pale bill are useful clues, though plumage varies among subspecies.
- Grey-green Scrubwren Aethomyias arfakianus
This small scrubwren inhabits humid mountain forest in New Guinea, searching among foliage for small invertebrates.
- Bicolored Scrubwren Aethomyias nigrorufus
This small bird inhabits mid-altitude rainforest in New Guinea. Its chin and lower breast are rufous, and it hops while searching for food on the ground and in low shrubs. The belly color varies among subspecies.
- Vogelkop Scrubwren Aethomyias rufescens
This small bird has olive-brown upperparts and pale underparts. It inhabits mountain forest and secondary growth in northwestern New Guinea.
- Pale-billed Scrubwren Aethomyias spilodera
The Pale-billed Scrubwren moves actively through lower and middle forest layers on New Guinea while searching for insects. Brown upperparts, paler underparts, and a pale bill are useful clues, though plumage varies among subspecies.
- Papuan Scrubwren Aethomyias papuensis
A scrubwren of New Guinea’s mountains that searches for insects in low bushes and forest undergrowth, often hidden in dense vegetation.
- Buff-faced Scrubwren Aethomyias perspicillatus
A field guide to the Mimika region of Papua records this species under its older name, Sericornis perspicillatus. The account describes olive upperparts and a pale buff-orange face, and records it in shrubs and the midstory at montane forest edges.