- Gerygone levigaster
Identification
Photo taken; Deception Bay, SE Queensland, Australia
in (10–11 cm); 0.25 oz (7 g). A tiny bird with a brown back, white underparts, and a white brow.
DISTRIBUTION
Coasts of northern and eastern Australia south to Newcastle. Also small area in southeastern New Guinea.
HABITAT
Mangroves and neighboring vegetation, sometimes rainforests and gardens.
BEHAVIOR
Active and fairly tame. May be migratory at southern part of range. Attractive, whistling song and soft chattering notes.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Gleans, snatches, and hovers at outer foliage of mangroves and other trees for insects.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Breeds from September to April. Oval nest is suspended from foliage of mangroves and has a hooded side entrance. Two or three pinkish, speckled eggs.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not threatened.
