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Fairy Gerygone
Gerygone palpebrosa
Fairy Gerygone (Gerygone palpebrosa) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Fairy Gerygone (Gerygone palpebrosa) is a member of the Acanthizidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 7.4 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 palpebrosa
Quick facts
- Weight
- 7.4 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Acanthizidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Fairy 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 Fairy Gerygone is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Fairy Gerygone (Gerygone palpebrosa) is a species of bird in the Acanthizidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU New Guinea and ne, ec Australia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 7.4 g, with a wing length of about 5.2 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 969,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Fairy Gerygone?
The Fairy Gerygone is a very small bird that weighs around 7.4 g.
Where does the Fairy Gerygone live?
The Fairy Gerygone is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU New Guinea and ne, ec Australia, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Fairy Gerygone belong to?
The Fairy Gerygone (Gerygone palpebrosa) belongs to the Acanthizidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Fairy Gerygone eat?
The Fairy Gerygone is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Fairy Gerygone migrate?
The Fairy Gerygone is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Fairy 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 Fairy Gerygone make?
1 real field recording of the Fairy 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 Fairy Gerygone's range?
The Fairy Gerygone has a mapped global range of about 969,000 km².
Conservation
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