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Sericornis perspicillatus
Buff-faced Scrubwren
As recorded: Sericornis perspicillatus Salvadori, 1896
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Acanthizidae
- Collected by
- A Engilis, Jr
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AE 567
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sericornis perspicillatus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-11.

2026-06-11
Mount Hagen District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-09-14
Wapenamanda District, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) Jackson Frost, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-10-19
Kabupaten de Jayawijaya, Papouasie, Indonésie
(c) Benoît Segerer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-10-16
Kabupaten de Jayawijaya, Papouasie, Indonésie
(c) Marc Thibault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-07-20
Lai River, Kumul Lodge area, Tambul District, Papua New Guinea
(c) Jay Pruett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Sericornis perspicillatus. BPBM 160122. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95259196. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/160122.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95259196 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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