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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
12cm. '''Male''' Rust brown upperparts, lighter wings and rump, grey white underparts, grey white forehead, sides of head, breast, yellow tinge to flanks and belly, dusky brown eye streak and wings, red iris, black brown bill and feet'''Female''' - slightly smaller, no yellow tinge on the underparts.
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'''Male'''
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*Rust brown upperparts
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*Lighter wings and rump
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*Greyish-white underparts
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*Greyish-white forehead, sides of head, breast
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*Yellow tinge to flanks and belly
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*Dusky brown eye streak and wings
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*Red iris
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*Blackish-brown bill and feet<br />
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'''Female''': slightly smaller, no yellow tinge on the underparts
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Chatham Islands]], [[New Zealand]].
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[[Chatham Islands]] off [[New Zealand]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
Monotypic.
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Temperate forest.
 
Temperate forest.
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==References==
 
==References==
nzetc.org
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Gerygone+albofrontata}}  
 
{{GSearch|Gerygone+albofrontata}}  
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Gerygone]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Gerygone]]

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Alternative names: Chatham Gerygone; Chatham Islands Gerygone

Gerygone albofrontata

Identification

12cm
Male

  • Rust brown upperparts
  • Lighter wings and rump
  • Greyish-white underparts
  • Greyish-white forehead, sides of head, breast
  • Yellow tinge to flanks and belly
  • Dusky brown eye streak and wings
  • Red iris
  • Blackish-brown bill and feet

Female: slightly smaller, no yellow tinge on the underparts

Distribution

Chatham Islands off New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Temperate forest.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. nzetc.org

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