Norfolk Gerygone (Gerygone modesta) [XC120905]
by Craig Robertson from Burnt Pine Botanic Gardens, Australia (song)
Norfolk Gerygone (Gerygone modesta) [XC766541]
by William Goulding from Mount Bates, Norfolk Island National Park, Norfolk Island, South Pacific Ocean, Australia (song)
Nest
Domed, with a side-entrance near the top, composed of fine dried grass, rootlets and moss, suspended among foliage.
Eggs (Guide)
3; white with brown and reddish spots.
Young
Altricial, nidicolous. Fed by both parents.
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Relationships uncertain. May possibly belong in the superspecies formed by Brown Gerygone (Gerygone mouki) and Grey Gerygone (Gerygone igata) and all were once considered (together with the extinct Lord Howe I species Lord Howe Gerygone (Gerygone insularis)) to be conspecific, but they differ significantly in plumage and song. Possibly closer to Mangrove Gerygone (Gerygone levigaster) - Western Gerygone (Gerygone fusca) group. Further study is required.
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BirdLife International Species Factsheet