About the Fairy Gerygone
The fairy gerygone, previously known as the fairy warbler, is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae native to New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.
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ID tip
Adult birds have olive upperparts and yellow underparts, brownish tails, short black bills and legs, and red eyes. The male has a black throat. The subspecies flavida can be distinguished from subspecies personata by the white tip of its tail.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in July · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Large-billed GerygoneGerygone magnirostrisThe large-billed gerygone is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae found in northern Australia and New Guinea.
Green-backed GerygoneGerygone chloronotaThe green-backed gerygone is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae found in northern Australia and New Guinea.
Plain GerygoneGerygone inornataThe plain gerygone is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae.
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