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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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10 cm
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*Brownish-olive upperparts
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*Brownish wings and tail
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*Greyish cheek
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*Pale [[Topography#Heads|supraloral]] stripe
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Indonesia]] and [[Papua New Guinea]].  
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South-east [[Asia]] and [[Australasia]]<br />
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'''South-east Asia''': found in [[Indonesia]] and the [[Moluccas]]<br />
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'''Australasia''': [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Queensland]] and [[Melanesia]]
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==Taxonomy==
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====Subspecies====
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There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''G. c. leucothorax''
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:*Lowlands of western [[New Guinea]] (Geelvink Bay region)
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*''G. c. notata'':
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:*Western New Guinea, Misool and Batanta islands
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*''G. c. neglecta'':
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:*Waigeo Island (New Guinea)
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*''G. c. dohertyi'':
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:*South-western New Guinea (Onin Peninsula to Triton Bay)
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*''G. c. chrysogaster'':
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:*Southern and eastern New Guinea, Yapen Island and Aru Islands
  
==Taxonomy==
 
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Moist lowland forests.
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Rainforests and mangroves.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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They are insectivorous but little else is know about what they eat.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Gerygone+chrysogaster}}
 
{{GSearch|Gerygone+chrysogaster}}

Revision as of 17:30, 26 November 2014

Gerygone chrysogaster

Identification

10 cm

  • Brownish-olive upperparts
  • Brownish wings and tail
  • Greyish cheek
  • Pale supraloral stripe

Distribution

South-east Asia and Australasia
South-east Asia: found in Indonesia and the Moluccas
Australasia: Papua New Guinea, Queensland and Melanesia

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 5 subspecies[1]:

  • G. c. leucothorax
  • Lowlands of western New Guinea (Geelvink Bay region)
  • G. c. notata:
  • Western New Guinea, Misool and Batanta islands
  • G. c. neglecta:
  • Waigeo Island (New Guinea)
  • G. c. dohertyi:
  • South-western New Guinea (Onin Peninsula to Triton Bay)
  • G. c. chrysogaster:
  • Southern and eastern New Guinea, Yapen Island and Aru Islands

Habitat

Rainforests and mangroves.

Behaviour

Diet

They are insectivorous but little else is know about what they eat.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)

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