Sericornis is a genus of small, mainly insectivorous birds, the scrubwrens in the family Acanthizidae. Despite the similarity in shape and habits, the wren (Troglodytidae) are a quite unrelated group of .
The genus previously contained additional species but following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study of the scrubwrens in 2018, several species were moved to the resurrected genus Aethomyias and the yellow-throated scrubwren was placed in its own monotypic genus Neosericornis.
The genus contains eight species:[
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Large-billed scrubwren, Sericornis magnirostra
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Tropical scrubwren or Beccari's scrubwren, Sericornis beccarii - sometimes included in S. magnirostris
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Large scrubwren, Sericornis nouhuysi
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Spotted scrubwren, Sericornis maculatus - previously included in S. frontalis
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Tasmanian scrubwren or brown scrubwren, Sericornis humilis - previously included in S. frontalis
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Atherton scrubwren, Sericornis keri
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White-browed scrubwren, Sericornis frontalis
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Perplexing scrubwren, Sericornis virgatus
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Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions.
