Yellow-Throated Scrubwren
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Yellow-Throated Scrubwren

Sericornis citreogularis

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Royal National Park
254 Verified records at Royal National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow-throated scrubwren (Neosericornis citreogularis) is a passerine in the family Acanthizidae that is found in parts of eastern coastal Australia. It was formerly placed in the genus Sericornis, but is now the only species in the genus Neosericornis. A small ground-dwelling bird that inhabits wet forest or rainforest, it is mainly insectivorous. The bird has a distinctive yellow throat and eyebrow. The male face is black and the female brown. The crown and upperparts are dark- to olive-brown, and the underparts cream, white or washed-out olive. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Throated Scrubwren sighting in Royal National Park, based on 254 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal National Park

White-browed Scrubwren
LC Endemic

White-browed Scrubwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sericornis frontalis

30–40% · Possible
Large-billed Scrubwren
LC Endemic

Large-billed Scrubwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sericornis magnirostra

5–10% · With luck
Brown Thornbill
LC Endemic

Brown Thornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthiza pusilla

30–40% · Possible
Brown Gerygone
LC Endemic

Brown Gerygone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gerygone mouki

10–20% · With luck
Striated Thornbill
LC Endemic

Striated Thornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthiza lineata

5–10% · With luck
Rockwarbler
LC Endemic

Rockwarbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Origma solitaria

5–10% · With luck
Calamanthus pyrrhopygius

Calamanthus pyrrhopygius

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calamanthus pyrrhopygius

<5% · Rare
Pilotbird
VU Endemic

Pilotbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnoptilus floccosus

<5% · Rare
Yellow Thornbill
LC Endemic

Yellow Thornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthiza nana

<5% · Rare
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
LC Endemic

Yellow-rumped Thornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthiza chrysorrhoa

Insufficient data
White-throated Gerygone
LC

White-throated Gerygone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gerygone olivacea

Insufficient data
Weebill
LC Endemic

Weebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Smicrornis brevirostris

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
70–80%
2 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
3 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
4 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
5 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
6 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-Throated Scrubwren in Royal National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Throated Scrubwren sighting in Royal National Park, based on 254 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-Throated Scrubwren in Royal National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-Throated Scrubwren in Royal National Park in our monthly data.

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