Dusky gerygone

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

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.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

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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. Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.