Large-billed Scrubwren
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Large-billed Scrubwren

Sericornis magnirostra

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Daintree National Park
101 Verified records at Daintree National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The large-billed scrubwren (Sericornis magnirostra) is a passerine bird in the family Acanthizidae, endemic to eastern Australia. It is found in denser undergrowth in temperate forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Large-billed Scrubwren sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 101 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park

Atherton Scrubwren
VU Endemic

Atherton Scrubwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sericornis keri

<5% · Rare
White-browed Scrubwren
LC Endemic

White-browed Scrubwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sericornis frontalis

<5% · Rare
Yellow-Throated Scrubwren

Yellow-Throated Scrubwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sericornis citreogularis

Insufficient data
Large-billed Gerygone
LC

Large-billed Gerygone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gerygone magnirostris

40–50% · Likely
Fairy Gerygone
LC

Fairy Gerygone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gerygone palpebrosa

10–20% · With luck
Brown Gerygone
LC Endemic

Brown Gerygone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gerygone mouki

<5% · Rare
Fernwren
EN Endemic

Fernwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oreoscopus gutturalis

<5% · Rare
Mountain Thornbill
VU Endemic

Mountain Thornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthiza katherina

<5% · Rare
White-throated Gerygone
LC

White-throated Gerygone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gerygone olivacea

<5% · Rare
Mangrove Gerygone
LC

Mangrove Gerygone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gerygone levigaster

Insufficient data
Buff-rumped Thornbill
LC Endemic

Buff-rumped Thornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthiza reguloides

Insufficient data
Weebill
LC Endemic

Weebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Smicrornis brevirostris

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
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
50–60%
2 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
3 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
4 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
5 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
6 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
7 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
8 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Large-billed Scrubwren in Daintree National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Large-billed Scrubwren sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 101 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Large-billed Scrubwren in Daintree National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Large-billed Scrubwren in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.

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