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  7. Green-backed Gerygone
Green-backed Gerygone
Photo · (c) Andrew Allen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

BirdUp · Species

Green-backed Gerygone

Gerygone chloronotaGould, 1843

Updated 11 June 2026

Origin: Native
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Acanthizidae
Genus
Gerygone

At a glance

The Green-backed Gerygone is a tiny bird, about 10–11 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.

Size
10–11 cm
Origin
Native
Best seen
Year-round
Commonness
Very common
  • Identification
  • Where
  • When
  • Voice
  • Behaviour
  • Gallery

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

What does a Green-backed Gerygone look like?

The Green-backed Gerygone is a tiny bird, about 10–11 cm long and weighing 5–10 g.

The green-backed gerygone is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae found in northern Australia and New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Field specs

Length
10–11 cm
Weight
5–9.5 g

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 4.0

03 · When

When to look

When can you see a Green-backed Gerygone?

The Green-backed Gerygone is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.

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04 · Voice

What it sounds like

Call

Thomas Mesaglio · Tjaetaba Falls trail, Litchfield NP, Northern Territory

05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

What does a Green-backed Gerygone eat?

The Green-backed Gerygone feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.

06 · Gallery

Plumage up close

6 photos

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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Green-backed Gerygone live in Australia?

The Green-backed Gerygone is native to Australia, recorded across 18 of Australia’s bioregions.

BreedingNew Guinea and north-west and north-central Australia

Distribution from BirdUp Australia community data

Legend

  • Non-breeding
  • Resident

3 regions recorded