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Although locally common, both the Norfolk Island gerygone (Gerygone modesta) and the slender-billed white-eye (Zosterops tenuirostris) are considered threatened, and the slender-billed white-eye population continues to decline outside protected areas.
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The Biak gerygone (Gerygone hypoxantha) and Biak monarch (Monarcha brehmii) are considered endangered, and the black-winged lory (Eos cyanogenia) is considered vulnerable.
reesetee commented on the word gerygone
A genus of bird in the Acanthizidae family, ranging from Southeast Asia through New Guinea and Australia to New Zealand and the Chatham Islands. Most of the species in this genus are native to Australia and New Guinea; only one, the Golden-Bellied Gerygone, has colonized as far as Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
June 25, 2008
bilby commented on the word gerygone
Wikipedia says: "Their songs are described as 'simple but delightful', many descending in pitch, and some species are excellent mimics. Gerygone means 'born of sound' (Magrath 2003)."
July 15, 2021