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Yellow-bellied Gerygone
Gerygone chrysogaster
Yellow-bellied Gerygone (Gerygone chrysogaster) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Yellow-bellied Gerygone (Gerygone chrysogaster) is a member of the Acanthizidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 8 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 chrysogaster
Quick facts
- Weight
- 8 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Acanthizidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-bellied 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 Yellow-bellied Gerygone is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-bellied Gerygone (Gerygone chrysogaster) belongs to the Acanthizidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU New Guinea and w satellites.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 8 g, with a wing length of about 5.3 cm and a tail of around 4.1 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 558,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-bellied Gerygone?
The Yellow-bellied Gerygone is a very small bird that weighs around 8 g.
Where does the Yellow-bellied Gerygone live?
The Yellow-bellied Gerygone is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU New Guinea and w satellites, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-bellied Gerygone belong to?
The Yellow-bellied Gerygone (Gerygone chrysogaster) belongs to the Acanthizidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-bellied Gerygone eat?
The Yellow-bellied Gerygone is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yellow-bellied Gerygone migrate?
The Yellow-bellied Gerygone is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-bellied 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 Yellow-bellied Gerygone make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-bellied 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 Yellow-bellied Gerygone's range?
The Yellow-bellied Gerygone has a mapped global range of about 558,000 km².
Conservation
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