Rufous-sided Gerygone (Gerygone dorsalis)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-sided Gerygone, Lesser Sunda Gerygone, Tanimbar Gerygone, Rufous-sided Flyeater, Rufous-sided Fairy-warbler

Family
Acanthizidae (Thornbills)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sclater, 1883

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
The song is a series of monotonous whistles.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Rufous-sided Gerygone (Gerygone dorsalis) [XC138527]
by Colin Trainor from Elo village area, Sermata Island, Maluku Barat Daya, Maluku, Indonesia (song)

Rufous-sided Gerygone (Gerygone dorsalis) [XC66899]
by Colin Trainor from Wulur, Damar Island, Southwest Maluku, Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
Seems to be closer to Yellow-bellied Gerygone (Gerygone chrysogaster) or Large-billed Gerygone (Gerygone magnirostris) than to the Grey Gerygone (Gerygone igata) superspecies. Has sometimes been considered conspecific with Plain Gerygone (Gerygone inornata), but probably not closely related.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

senex Meise, 1929 - Islands of Kalaotoa and Madu, north of Flores (Lesser Sundas).
fulvescens Meyer, AB, 1884 - Eastern Lesser Sundas (Romang, Kisar, Leti, Moa, Sermata, Babar).
kuehni Hartert, 1900 - Damar I (eastern Lesser Sundas).
dorsalis Sclater, 1883 - Tanimbar Is.
keyensis B�ttikofer, 1893 - Kai Is (including Tayandu Group).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-sided Gerygone (Gerygone dorsalis) - 10 files

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