Rennell gerygone

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Rennell gerygone
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Acanthizidae
Genus: Gerygone
Species:
G. citrina
Binomial name
Gerygone citrina
Mayr, 1931

The Rennell gerygone (Gerygone citrina) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is found on Rennell Island. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the fan-tailed gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis), but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021. [2]

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Gerygone citrina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List" . Retrieved 2021-06-13.