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Mangrove Gerygone
Gerygone levigasterGould, 1843
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Acanthizidae
- Genus
- Gerygone
At a glance
The Mangrove Gerygone is a tiny bird, about 10–12 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 10–12 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
- Movement
- Resident
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Mangrove Gerygone look like?
The Mangrove Gerygone is a tiny bird, about 10–12 cm long and weighing 5–10 g.
The mangrove gerygone 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 is known as Buff-breasted Flyeater, 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.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Mangrove Gerygone?
The Mangrove 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
graeme lunt · Boondall QLD 4034, Australia
Call
Martin Rady · Coombabah QLD 4216, Australia
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Nick Swanson · Ormiston QLD, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Mangrove Gerygone eat?
The Mangrove Gerygone feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
2 photos
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