Based on phylogenetic results of Marki et al. (2017) and Norman et al. (2018), the following species of Acanthizidae should be placed in Aethomyias: Bicolored Mouse-Warbler Crateroscelis nigrorufa, now Aethomyias nigrorufus;Vogelkop Scrubwren Sericornis rufescens, now Aethomyias rufescens; Buff-faced Scrubwren Sericornis perspicillatus, now Aethomyias perspicillatus; Papuan Scrubwren Sericornis papuensis, now Aethomyias papuensis; Gray-green Scrubwren Sericornis arfakianus, now Aethomyias arfakianus; and Pale-billed Scrubwren Sericornis spilodera, now Aethomyias spilodera.