Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.

Rufous-sided Gerygone - BirdForum Opus

Page Discussion

View source History

This article is incomplete.
This article is missing one or more sections. You can help the BirdForum Opus by expanding it.

Aternative name: Banda Sea Gerygone

Photo by James Eaton
Yamdena, Tanimbar Is, Maluku, Indonesia, November 2011

Identification

Found on several islands in the Lesser Sundas and Moluccas, Indonesia.

Five subspecies recognized:

G. d. senex on Kalaotoa and Madu Islands
G. d. keyensis on Tayandu and Kai Islands
G. d. fulvescens in the Lesser Sundas (Moa, Kisar, Leti, Sermata, Babar and Romang)
G. d. kuehni on Damar Island
G. d. dorsalis on Tanimbar Islands

Moist lowland forests and mangrove forests.

Top