This photograph was not taken in the reserves of interest to the FQPB. Photograph courtesy of B Wykes.
This photograph was not taken in the reserves of interest to the FQPB. Photograph courtesy of Peter White.
This photograph was not taken in the reserves of interest to the FQPB. Photograph courtesy of Chris Mawson.
Spotted Scrubwren
Scientific name: Sericornis maculatus
Sericornis is from the Greek words sericis, meaning silken, and ornis, meaning bird. Maculatus is a Latin word meaning blotched or spotted.
Binkimom (been’kee’mawm).
Found in south west Western Australia and southern coastal areas to Adelaide in South Australia.
Up to 12.5 centimetres long with a 16.5 centimetre wingspan.
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Various contributors.
What Bird is That? Neville W Cayley. 1978
Aboriginal names of bird species in south-west Western Australia, with suggestions for their adoption into common usage. Ian Abbott. 2009. Conservation Science Western Australia Journal. Volume 7 No 2 https://library.dbca.wa.gov.au/Journals/080559/080559-07.015.pdf
Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/8207c79a-a392-4c62-8be5-e9276174c761