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− | + | ;[[:Category:Gerygone|Gerygone]] mouki | |
− | [[Image:Brown_Gerygone.jpg|thumb| | + | ==Identification== |
+ | *Olive-grey or brown upperparts | ||
+ | *Pale grey face and underparts | ||
+ | *Brown flanks | ||
+ | *White eyebrow | ||
+ | *Red-brown iris | ||
+ | *Tail: white-tipped tail with a dark band | ||
+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | East coast of [[Australia]]: found in [[New South Wales]], [[Queensland]] and [[Victoria]]. | ||
+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
+ | There are 3 subspecies: | ||
+ | *''G. m. mouki'': | ||
+ | :*North-eastern [[Queensland]] (Cooktown to Paluma Range) | ||
+ | *''G. m. amalia'': | ||
+ | :*Eastern [[Queensland]] (Mackay to Bowen) | ||
+ | *''G. m. richmondi'': | ||
+ | :*South-eastern [[Australia]] (east-central [[Queensland]] to north-eastern [[Victoria]]) | ||
+ | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Thick bushes in mountain and coastal rainforest and mangroves. | ||
+ | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | The diet includes insects. | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | The nest is a rounded dome made from roots, plants, moss and spider web. Both parents feed the young. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
+ | #Birds in Backyards | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
+ | {{GSearch|"Gerygone mouki" {{!}} "Brown Gerygone"}} | ||
+ | {{GS-checked}} | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Gerygone]] |
Latest revision as of 12:55, 23 December 2022
- Gerygone mouki
Identification
- Olive-grey or brown upperparts
- Pale grey face and underparts
- Brown flanks
- White eyebrow
- Red-brown iris
- Tail: white-tipped tail with a dark band
Distribution
East coast of Australia: found in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 3 subspecies:
- G. m. mouki:
- North-eastern Queensland (Cooktown to Paluma Range)
- G. m. amalia:
- Eastern Queensland (Mackay to Bowen)
- G. m. richmondi:
- South-eastern Australia (east-central Queensland to north-eastern Victoria)
Habitat
Thick bushes in mountain and coastal rainforest and mangroves.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects.
Breeding
The nest is a rounded dome made from roots, plants, moss and spider web. Both parents feed the young.
References
- 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.
- Avibase
- Birds in Backyards
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown Gerygone. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown_Gerygone
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.