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Gerygone
''Gerygone'' (), the gerygones or peep-warblers, is a genus of bird in the family Acanthizidae. The genus ranges from Southeast Asia through New Guinea and Australia to New Zealand and the Chatham Islands. Most of the species are found in Australia and New Guinea; only one, the golden-bellied gerygone, has managed to cross Wallace's Line and colonise as far as Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines. Gerygones are insectivores which obtain most of their food by gleaning and snatching in the foliage of trees and bushes. They are small, mostly weighing an average of 6–7 g, and show little variation in size across their range, except for the insular Chatham gerygone, which is nearly twice as large as the rest of the genus. Their songs are described as "simple but delightful", many descending in pitch, and some species are excellent mimics. "Gerygone" means "born of sound" (Magrath 2003). The genus contains 20 species including one which is now extinct: * Brown gerygone, ''Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Gerygone
The western gerygone (''Gerygone fusca'') is a small, brownish-grey species of passerine bird, which is found in inland and Southwest Australia, south-west Australia. It is an arboreal, insectivore of open forest, woodland and dry shrubland. It is not currently threatened with extinction (IUCN Red List, IUCN: Least-concern species, Least Concern). Systematics and taxonomy The western gerygone is a member of the family Acanthizidae (Thornbills and Allies), which has been split from the family Pardalotidae (Pardalotes). It is a Sister species, sister-species to the mangrove gerygone (''Gerygone levigaster''). The close relationship of this Phylogenetic tree, phylogenetic pair is suggested by analyses of both Morphology (biology), morphological characteristics and genetic loci. Populations of a common ancestor of the two species are thought to have divergent evolution, diverged after becoming fragmented by severe aridity during the Pleistocene. These two species are now in seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Howe Gerygone
The Lord Howe gerygone or Lord Howe gerygone flyeater (''Gerygone insularis'') was a small bird in the family (biology), family Acanthizidae, brown and greyish in color. Its head was brown apart from a pale grey eye-ring and a grey throat and chin, many parts of the animal varied to the colour of yellow, this being apparent in its bright yellow belly. It made its home in the canopies of the island's forest until the early 20th century. The bird has had a variety of monikers: locally, it was known as the "rain-bird" due to its activity after the rains, or the "pop-goes-the-weasel", due to the similarity of its song to the well-known tune. The bird was Endemism, endemic to Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea (part of New South Wales, Australia). There have been no records of the species since 1928, and it is considered to be extinction, extinct. Its extinction is almost certainly due to predation by black rats which were accidentally introduced to the island in 1918 following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairy Gerygone
The fairy gerygone (''Gerygone palpebrosa''), previously known as the fairy warbler, is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae native to New Guinea and Queensland. Taxonomy Alfred Russel Wallace described the species as ''Gerygone palpebrosa'' in 1865, from a specimen from the Aru Islands. The species name is derived from the Latin ''palpebra'' "eyelid", for the bird's facial markings. A taxon known commonly as the fairy warbler, ''Gerygone flavida'' was described from the Herbert River in Queensland and initially treated as a separate species. However, birds further north along the Queensland coastline became gradually more like ''Gerygone palpebrosa'', indicating there was no delineation between the two forms. This and the similarity of their songs indicated they were a single species. Other common names recorded include black-throated, black-headed or masked gerygone, warbler or flyeater, hornet-nest bird, from a propensity to nest near wasp nests. These names were appli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown Gerygone
The brown gerygone (''Gerygone mouki''), previously known as the brown warbler, is a small passerine bird native to eastern coastal Australia. The upper parts of the brown gerygone are a deep olive-grey or olive-brown, while its face and underparts are a much paler grey, cream, or washed-out brown. The tail feathers are dark and may be white-tipped. It is approximately 10 cm in length. The brown gerygone has a relatively large range. Although total population trends have not been quantified, it is considered of "least concern" by the IUCN. It may be sighted in coastal rainforest, singly or in small groups of two to four. It feeds on insects. The brown gerygone call is a soft ''what-is-it''. It is not closely related to either true Old World Warblers or the New World Warblers, but belongs rather to the Corvida parvorder comprising many tropical and Australian passerines, as well as crow A crow is a bird of the genus ''Corvus'', or more broadly a synonym for all of ''Corvus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangrove Gerygone
The mangrove gerygone (''Gerygone levigaster'') is a species of bird in the Australian warbler family Acanthizidae. The species is also known as the mangrove warbler. The species is thought to form a superspecies with the closely related fan-tailed gerygone of Melanesia and the Australian western gerygone. There are three subspecies of mangrove gerygone, ''G. l. pallida'', found in southern New Guinea, the nominate race ''G. l. levigaster'', which is found from coastal Western Australia to coastal north Queensland, and ''G. l. cantator'', which is found from coastal Queensland to New South Wales. The species is uncommon in New Guinea and has suffered some declines due to mangrove clearances but is not considered threatened by the IUCN. The species is principally distributed in mangrove forests and in forests and woodland adjacent to mangroves. The species will move into nearby forests from mangroves to feed, particularly in the breeding season. Where its range overlaps with that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acanthizidae
The Acanthizidae—known as Australian warblers—are a family of passerine birds which includes gerygones, the thornbills '' Acanthiza'', and the scrubwrens of '' Sericornis''. The Acanthizidae family consists of small to medium passerine birds, with a total length varying between . They have short rounded wings, slender bills, long legs, and a short tail. Most species have olive, grey, or brown plumage, although some have patches of a brighter yellow. The weebill is the smallest species of acanthizid, and the smallest Australian passerine; the largest is the pilotbird. Taxonomy and systematics Following the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy (1990) they were previously regarded as subfamily Acanthizinae within the family Pardalotidae. More recent molecular genetic studies do not support this arrangement. The Dasyornithidae (which include the bristlebirds) are variously seen either as subfamily Dasyornithinae within the family Acanthizidae or Pardalotidae or as own family (Schodde & Mas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fan-tailed Gerygone
The fan-tailed gerygone (''Gerygone flavolateralis'') is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is found in New Caledonia and Vanuatu. The Rennell gerygone (''G. citrina'') of the Solomon Islands was formerly considered conspecific, but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021. References fan-tailed gerygone Birds of New Caledonia Birds of Vanuatu fan-tailed gerygone fan-tailed gerygone The fan-tailed gerygone (''Gerygone flavolateralis'') is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is found in New Caledonia and Vanuatu. The Rennell gerygone (''G. citrina'') of the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island ... Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Acanthizidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plain Gerygone
The plain gerygone (''Gerygone inornata'') is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is found on the islands of Wetar and Timor. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest. References External links Gerygone inornataon Bird Life InternationalGerygone inornataon Encyclopedia of LifeGerygone inornataon Global Biodiversity Information FacilityGerygone inornataon BiolibGerygone inornataon ITIS The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) is an American partnership of federal agencies designed to provide consistent and reliable information on the taxonomy of biological species. ITIS was originally formed in 1996 as an interagenc ... plain gerygone Birds of Timor Birds of Wetar plain gerygone Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Acanthizidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rennell Gerygone
The Rennell gerygone (''Gerygone citrina'') is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is found on Rennell Island. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the fan-tailed gerygone (''Gerygone flavolateralis''), but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial ...s. References Rennell gerygone Birds of Rennell Island Rennell gerygone Rennell gerygone {{Meliphagidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufous-sided Gerygone
The rufous-sided gerygone (''Gerygone dorsalis'') is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is found in the eastern Lesser Sunda Islands and Kai Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...s and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. References rufous-sided gerygone Birds of the Maluku Islands Birds of the Lesser Sunda Islands rufous-sided gerygone rufous-sided gerygone Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Acanthizidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown-breasted Gerygone
The brown-breasted gerygone or treefern gerygone (''Gerygone ruficollis'') is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is found in the highlands of New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f ...s. References brown-breasted gerygone Birds of New Guinea brown-breasted gerygone Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Acanthizidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Large-billed Gerygone
The large-billed gerygone (''Gerygone magnirostris'') is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae found in northern Australia and New Guinea. Taxonomy ''Gerygone magnirostris'' includes the following subspecies:Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2. * ''G. m. conspicillata'' - (Gray, GR, 1859) * ''G. m. affinis'' - Meyer, AB, 1874 * ''G. m. rosseliana'' - Hartert, 1899 * ''G. m. brunneipectus'' - (Sharpe, 1879) * ''G. m. magnirostris'' - Gould, 1843 * ''G. m. cairnsensis'' - Mathews, 1912 References Venables B., Pritchard J. and Murphy S. (2007) Novel observations of pre-breeding display structures used by Large-billed Gerygones. ''Sunbird'' 37: 30. large-billed gerygone Birds of New Guinea Birds of the Northern Territory Birds of Queensland large-billed gerygone The large-billed gerygone (''Gerygone magnirostris'') is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae found in northern Australia and New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
