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Photo by The Magpie
Roebuck Bay, Western Australia, September 2010

Gerygone tenebrosa

Distribution

Australia: occurs only in Western Australia

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• G. t. tenebrosa:

• Mangroves of north-western Western Australia (Broome to Kimberly)

• G. t. christophori:

• Mangroves of central Western Australia (Shark Bay to De Grey River)

Subspecies whitlocki is generally considered invalid^[2].

Habitat

Mangrove forests.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Avibase
3. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Dusky Gerygone. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dusky_Gerygone

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