Dusky gerygone

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Dusky gerygone
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Acanthizidae
Genus: Gerygone
Species:
G. tenebrosa
Binomial name
Gerygone tenebrosa
(R. Hall, 1901) [2]
Subspecies [3]
  • G. t. tenebrosa - (Hall, R, 1901)
  • G. t. christophori - Mathews, 1912
Synonyms

The dusky gerygone (Gerygone tenebrosa) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is endemic to coastal central and northern areas of Western Australia, from Shark Bay to Kunmuya. [4]

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. [4]

Description

The dusky gerygone is about 10-13 cm in length, with the upper parts grey-brown and tinged olive. The underparts are a greyish white, legs and beak are black. [4]

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Gerygone tenebrosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22704702A93980969. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22704702A93980969.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Hall, R, 1901. Pseudogerygone tenebrosa (protonym). Victorian Nat., 18, p. 79. BHL
  3. ↑ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.
  4. 1 2 3 "Dusky Gerygone". museum.wa.gov.au.


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