How big is a Fan-tailed Gerygone?

The Fan-tailed Gerygone is a tiny sized bird weighing about 6 g.

Where can you see a Fan-tailed Gerygone?

The Fan-tailed Gerygone occurs in 2 countries, including New Caledonia and Vanuatu.

What birds look similar to a Fan-tailed Gerygone?

The Fan-tailed Gerygone is most easily confused with the Chatham Islands Gerygone, the Dusky Gerygone and the Yellow-bellied Gerygone.

Is the Fan-tailed Gerygone endangered?

The Fan-tailed Gerygone is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Fan-tailed Gerygone

Gerygone flavolateralis

Gerygones, Thornbills, Scrubwrens, and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis) is a rare gerygones, thornbills, scrubwrens, and alli found in 2 countries, weighing about 6 g. The fan-tailed gerygone is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae.

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Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis), photo 1 — Photo: Lennart Hudel · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis), photo 2 — Photo: Lennart Hudel · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis), photo 3 — Photo: Layard · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis), photo 4 — Photo: Layard · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Lennart Hudel, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Lennart Hudel, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Fan-tailed Gerygone

The fan-tailed gerygone is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is found in New Caledonia and Vanuatu. The Rennell gerygone of the Solomon Islands was formerly considered conspecific, but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.

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Where it lives

New Caledonia Vanuatu

When to see it

Best months: January, March, April, May, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in November. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Fan-tailed Gerygone look like?: The fan-tailed gerygone is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae.
How big is a Fan-tailed Gerygone?: The Fan-tailed Gerygone is a tiny sized bird weighing about 6 g.
Where can you see a Fan-tailed Gerygone?: The Fan-tailed Gerygone occurs in 2 countries, including New Caledonia and Vanuatu.
What birds look similar to a Fan-tailed Gerygone?: The Fan-tailed Gerygone is most easily confused with the Chatham Islands Gerygone, the Dusky Gerygone and the Yellow-bellied Gerygone.
Is the Fan-tailed Gerygone endangered?: The Fan-tailed Gerygone is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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