About the Dusky Gerygone
The dusky gerygone is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is endemic to coastal central and northern areas of Western Australia, from Shark Bay to Kunmuya.
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The dusky gerygone is about 10-13 cm in length, with the upper parts grey-brown and tinged olive. The underparts are a greyish white, legs and beak are black.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in August · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Yellow-bellied GerygoneGerygone chrysogasterThe Yellow-Bellied Gerygone is 10cm with brownish-olive color with a white belly.
Brown-breasted GerygoneGerygone ruficollisThe brown-breasted gerygone or treefern gerygone is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae.
Chatham Islands GerygoneGerygone albofrontataThe Chatham Islands gerygone has a plain olive-brown head and upperparts, with off-white underparts interrupted by pale yellow flanks and undertail.
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