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Photo by tcollins
Darwin, Australia

Gerygone magnirostris

Distribution

Asia, Australasia
Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Moluccas, Papuan Islands
Australasia: New Guinea, Australia: Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

• G. m. conspicillata:

• North-western New Guinea (Vogelkop region)

• G. m. affinis:

• Northern New Guinea, Karkar, Manam and Yapen islands

• G. m. mimikae:

• Southern New Guinea (Onin Peninsula to Port Moresby area)

• G. m. brunneipectus:

• Aru Issland (New Guinea); Saibai and Boigu Isslands (Torres Strait)

• G. m. cobana:

• Waigeo, Batanta and Salawati islands (New Guinea)

• G. m. occasa:

• Kofiau I. (New Guinea)

• G. m. proxima:

• D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (Fergusson and Goodenough)

• G. m. onerosa:

• Misima Island (Louisiade Archipelago)

• G. m. tagulana :

• Tagula Island (Louisiade Archipelago)

• G. m. rosseliana:

• Rossel Island (Louisiade Archipelago)

• G. m. magnirostris:

• Northern Australia (Kimberley to Arnhem Land and Melville Island)

• G. m. cairnsensis:

• North-eastern Queensland (islands of south Torres Strait south to about Sarina)

Race affinis
Photo by mehdhalaouate
Taja, Papua, September 2006

Habitat

Woodlands near water

References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Large-billed Gerygone. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Large-billed_Gerygone

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