Sericornis papuensis De Vis, 1894

A medium-sized scrubwren of high-elevation montane forest. Nominate race has forehead variably ochraceous-buff. crown and upperparts olive-green with indistinct dark brown subterminal bar; facial area and paler narrow eyering ochraceous buff, merging into olive on flanks; iris dark brown to golden-brown; bill brown to black; legs greyish-brown to tan. Differs from S. nouhuysi mainly in somewhat smaller size, lack of rusty colour on face and throuat. Sexes alike. Juvenile is olive-green to dark green above, with pale forehead, sometimes dark-tipped crown feathers (giving scaled effect), tail browner eyering yellowish to buffy, underparts olive-yellow, sometimes with faint darker streaking. Race buergersi is browner above, more brownish-ochraceous below; meeki is very green above (as some nominate), more distinct rufous wash on throat and under-parts, abdomen darker olive.