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Brown-breasted Gerygone
Gerygone ruficollis
Brown-breasted Gerygone (Gerygone ruficollis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Brown-breasted Gerygone (Gerygone ruficollis) is a member of the Acanthizidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 7 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 ruficollis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 7 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Acanthizidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Brown-breasted 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 Brown-breasted Gerygone is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Brown-breasted Gerygone (Gerygone ruficollis) is a species of bird in the Acanthizidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU montane New Guinea.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 7 g, with a wing length of about 5.5 cm and a tail of around 3.8 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 108,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Brown-breasted Gerygone?
The Brown-breasted Gerygone is a very small bird that weighs around 7 g.
Where does the Brown-breasted Gerygone live?
The Brown-breasted Gerygone is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU montane New Guinea, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Brown-breasted Gerygone belong to?
The Brown-breasted Gerygone (Gerygone ruficollis) belongs to the Acanthizidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Brown-breasted Gerygone eat?
The Brown-breasted Gerygone is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Brown-breasted Gerygone migrate?
The Brown-breasted Gerygone is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Brown-breasted 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 Brown-breasted Gerygone make?
1 real field recording of the Brown-breasted 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 Brown-breasted Gerygone's range?
The Brown-breasted Gerygone has a mapped global range of about 108,000 km².
Conservation
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