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Species
Gerygone chloronota Gould, 1843
Nomenclature
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Family: AcanthizidaeGenus: Gerygone
Species:
Gerygone chloronota Gould, 1843
Usage:
valid
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Green-backed Gerygone, Grey-headed Gerygone, Green-backed Fairywarbler/
Flyeater/Warbler
Media
SUMMARY
Small gerygone with distinctive greyish head, no tail spots. Nominate race has top and side of head and neck greyish, upperparts dark of head and neck greyish, upperparts dark tail with faint dark subterminal band; chin, throat and underparts white, variable brownish or greyish wash on breast side, variable pale yellow wash on flanks to undertail-coverts; iris red; bill black or blackish-brown; legs black to dark grey. Sexes alike. Juvenile is similar to adult, but with diffuse off-white facial area, off-white broken eyering, upperparts duller and less green Races differ in minor details of head coloration and yellow tone of underparts: darwini has paler head than nominate, and ore buff and yellow bellow; New Guinea races are smaller.