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− | + | '''Disambiguation: The name Grey Gerygone is used for ''Acanthiza cinerea'', [[Grey Thornbill]] by some authorities.'''<br /> | |
+ | [[Image:Grey_gerygone-1.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by '''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=16212 Mat & Cathy]'''<br />Halswell Quarry, Christchurch, [[New Zealand]], December 2007]] | ||
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+ | '''Alternative name: Grey Warbler''' | ||
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;[[:Category:Gerygone|Gerygone]] igata | ;[[:Category:Gerygone|Gerygone]] igata | ||
− | [[ | + | ==Identification== |
+ | 10 cm (4 in) | ||
+ | *Small, greyish-brown bird | ||
+ | *Blackish [[Topography#Heads|lores]] | ||
+ | *Short roundish tail. White tail tips visible in flight | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Australasia]]: found in mainland [[New Zealand]] and adjacent offshore islands | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Gardens, scrubland, native forests | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | [[Image:DSCF47401.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|craigwilson|craigwilson}}<br />Waitati, [[New Zealand]], January 2017]] | ||
+ | More heard than seen. Often in company of [[Shining Bronze Cuckoo]]. | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | Their diet consists of insects and spiders, with the addition of small fruit and seeds occasionally. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase | ||
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015) | ||
+ | #[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1982.tb03752.x/full Gill BJ. BREEDING OF THE GREY WARBLER GERYGONE IGATA AT KAIKOURA , NEW ZEALAND. Ibis, J Br Ornithol Union. 1982;124(2)] | ||
+ | #[http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/27570/ Keast A, Recher HF. The Adaptive Zone of the Genus Gerygone (Acanthizidae) as Shown by Morphology and Feeding Habits. EMU. 1997;97:1–17] | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Gerygone+igata}} | {{GSearch|Gerygone+igata}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Gerygone]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Gerygone]] |
Latest revision as of 15:11, 13 June 2017
Disambiguation: The name Grey Gerygone is used for Acanthiza cinerea, Grey Thornbill by some authorities.
Alternative name: Grey Warbler
- Gerygone igata
Identification
10 cm (4 in)
- Small, greyish-brown bird
- Blackish lores
- Short roundish tail. White tail tips visible in flight
Distribution
Australasia: found in mainland New Zealand and adjacent offshore islands
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Gardens, scrubland, native forests
Behaviour
More heard than seen. Often in company of Shining Bronze Cuckoo.
Diet
Their diet consists of insects and spiders, with the addition of small fruit and seeds occasionally.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)
- Gill BJ. BREEDING OF THE GREY WARBLER GERYGONE IGATA AT KAIKOURA , NEW ZEALAND. Ibis, J Br Ornithol Union. 1982;124(2)
- Keast A, Recher HF. The Adaptive Zone of the Genus Gerygone (Acanthizidae) as Shown by Morphology and Feeding Habits. EMU. 1997;97:1–17
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey Gerygone. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey_Gerygone