Buff-Faced Scrubwren

Buff-Faced Scrubwren

Sericornis perspicillatus

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Lorentz National Park
39 Verified records at Lorentz National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The buff-faced scrubwren (Aethomyias perspicillatus) is a bird species in the family Acanthizidae. It is found in the highlands of New Guinea; Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. This species was formerly placed in the genus Sericornis but following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study of the scrubwrens in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Aethomyias. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-Faced Scrubwren sighting in Lorentz National Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lorentz National Park

Large Scrubwren
LC

Large Scrubwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sericornis nouhuysi

30–40% · Possible
🐦 No photo available

Papuan Scrubwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sericornis papuensis

20–30% · Possible
Tropical Scrubwren
LC

Tropical Scrubwren

Bird

Sericornis beccarii

Insufficient data
Grey-Green Scrubwren

Grey-Green Scrubwren

Bird

Sericornis arfakianus

Insufficient data
Brown-breasted Gerygone
LC

Brown-breasted Gerygone

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gerygone ruficollis

60–70% · Likely
Mountain Mouse-Warbler

Mountain Mouse-Warbler

Bird

Crateroscelis robusta

5–10% · With luck
Papuan Thornbill
LC

Papuan Thornbill

Bird

Acanthiza murina

5–10% · With luck
Fairy Gerygone
LC

Fairy Gerygone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gerygone palpebrosa

5–10% · Rare
Ashy Gerygone

Ashy Gerygone

Bird

Gerygone cinerea

Insufficient data
🐦 No photo available

Mid-Mountain Mouse-Warbler

Bird

Crateroscelis nigrorufa

Insufficient data
Green-backed Gerygone
LC

Green-backed Gerygone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gerygone chloronota

Insufficient data
Red-capped Flowerpecker
LC

Red-capped Flowerpecker

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Dicaeum geelvinkianum

70–80% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Buff-Faced Scrubwren in Lorentz National Park?

About 38% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-Faced Scrubwren sighting in Lorentz National Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Buff-Faced Scrubwren in Lorentz National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Buff-Faced Scrubwren in Lorentz National Park in our monthly data.

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