Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
AVES
Family
ACANTHIZIDAE
Genus
Sericornis
Species
frontalis
Has fauna
True
Mapping

Common Name
White-browed Scrubwren
Alternate name
Is historical
False
QLD
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
Widespread and moderately common.
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
True
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Common
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Common inhabitant of dense undergrowth in a wide variety of forests from rainforest to coastal heathlands
Known location
Springbrook, Coomera, Tallebudgera Valley, Tallebudgera Creek EP, Pine Ridge CP, Southport, Woongool
Other locality
Widespread and moderately common in habitats with a thick understorey.
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
True
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Rainforest, wet sclerophyll forest, riparian forest, gullies with lantana, thickets.
Specific ecology
Thick understorey.
Habitat
Habitat comment
This bird favours the presence of lantana.
Threats
Management
N ot an indicator of habitat quality.
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
Social group
Behaviour
Range
Biology
Growth form
Description
Taxonomy Comments
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