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Fan-tailed Gerygone
Gerygone flavolateralis
Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
The Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis) is a member of the Acanthizidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 6.3 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Acanthizidae Australasian Warblers
- Genus Gerygone
- Species flavolateralis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 6.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Acanthizidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Fan-tailed Gerygone is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Fan-tailed Gerygone is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis) belongs to the Acanthizidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU New Caledonia and Vanuatu.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 6.3 g, with a wing length of about 5 cm and a tail of around 4.3 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 28,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Fan-tailed Gerygone?
The Fan-tailed Gerygone is a very small bird that weighs around 6.3 g.
Where does the Fan-tailed Gerygone live?
The Fan-tailed Gerygone is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU New Caledonia and Vanuatu, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Fan-tailed Gerygone belong to?
The Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis) belongs to the Acanthizidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Fan-tailed Gerygone eat?
The Fan-tailed Gerygone is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Fan-tailed Gerygone migrate?
The Fan-tailed Gerygone is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Fan-tailed Gerygone endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Fan-tailed Gerygone make?
1 real field recording of the Fan-tailed Gerygone — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Fan-tailed Gerygone's range?
The Fan-tailed Gerygone has a mapped global range of about 28,000 km².
Conservation
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