Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Thornbills and Allies :: Fairy Gerygone

Fairy Gerygone Gerygone palpebrosa

Described by: Wallace (1865)
Alternate common name(s): Black-throated Gerygone, Black-headed Gerygone, Black-headed Flyeater
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Queensland, Australia - Aug, 2007 © Jean-Michel Fenerole 
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Range

(1) Aru Is., nw. New Guinea and w. Papuan Is. (Waigeo Is. and Salawati).
(2) Yapen Is. and nw. New Guinea.
(3) Se. New Guinea.
(4) S. New Guinea.
(5) Ne. Australia (ne. Queensland, ne. Cape York Peninsula in the Iron Range National Park).
(6) Ne. Australia (ne. Queensland in the Cairns area at the Cairns Botanical Gardens and the mangroves at Thomsons Road, Atherton Tablelands) s. to Rockhampton.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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