Brown-breasted Gerygone (Gerygone ruficollis)

Other Names (World)
Brown-breasted Gerygone, Brown-breasted Warbler, Rufous-breasted Gerygone, Rufous-breasted Warbler, Treefern Fairy-warbler, Treefern Flyeater, Treefern Gerygone, Treefern Warbler, De Vis's Tree-warbler

Family
Acanthizidae (Thornbills)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
Salvadori, 1876

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B), Papua New Guinea (B).

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

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A high-pitched series of descending, the whistling notes.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

Brown-breasted Gerygone (Gerygone ruficollis) [XC118397]
by Marc Anderson from Tari Gap, above 'Ambua Lodge', Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea (song)

Brown-breasted Gerygone (Gerygone ruficollis) [XC174434]
by Phil Gregory from near Kumul Lodge, Enga province, Papua New Guinea (song)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

ruficollis Salvadori, 1876 - North-western New Guinea (Arfak Mts).
insperata De Vis, 1892 - Central mountain ranges of New Guinea east to Owen Stanley Range, including Huon Peninsula.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Brown-breasted Gerygone (Gerygone ruficollis) - 10 files

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