Biak Gerygone (Gerygone hypoxantha)

Other Names (World)
Biak Gerygone, Salvadori's Gerygone

Family
Acanthizidae (Thornbills)

Size
10 - 11 cm

First Described (Guide)
Salvadori, 1878

Habitat
Mangroves and other riparian or littoral habitats in the lowlands.

Range (Guide)

Papua New Guinea.

Endemic to the twin-islands of Biak-Supiori in Geelvink Bay, Papua, Indonesia.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Status VU
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Biak Gerygone (Gerygone hypoxantha) [XC75905]
by Ken Behrens from Sansundi, Biak, Papua, Indonesia (song)

Biak Gerygone (Gerygone hypoxantha) [XC582442]
by Frank Lambert from Biak, Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Biak Gerygone (Gerygone hypoxantha), treated as a species in Collar and Andrew (1988) and subsequently, is now considered a subspecies of Large-billed Gerygone (Gerygone magnirostris) following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993). Not recognised by BirdLife International.

References
See References.

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