Western gerygone

Western gerygone
Subspecies exsul
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Acanthizidae
Genus: Gerygone
Species:
G. fusca
Binomial name
Gerygone fusca
(Gould, 1838)
Subspecies[2]
  • G. f. fusca (Gould, 1838)
  • G. f. exsul Mathews, 1912
  • G. f. mungi Mathews, 1912
Distribution of the western gerygone: Lighter shaded area represents non-breeding migration.

The western gerygone (Gerygone fusca) is a small, brownish-grey species of passerine bird, which is found in inland and south-west Australia.[3] It is an arboreal, insectivore of open forest, woodland and dry shrubland.[4] It is not currently threatened with extinction (IUCN: Least Concern).[1]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Gerygone fusca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22704721A93982036. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22704721A93982036.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.
  3. ^ Menkhorst, Peter; Rogers, Danny; Clarke, Rohan; Davies, Jeff; Marsack, Peter; Franklin, Kim (2017). The Australian Bird Guide (1st ed.). Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 9780643097544.
  4. ^ Higgins, P.J.; Peter, J.M. (2002). Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Volume 6: Pardalotes to Shrike-thrushes. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. pp. 360–374. ISBN 0-19-553762-9.