Bird Album
Brown Gerygone
Gerygone mouki Mathews, 1912
10 cmLength5.2 gWeight
The brown gerygone (Gerygone mouki), previously known as the brown warbler, is a small passerine bird native to eastern coastal Australia.
Busiest months: October · Most records: Australia
Where and when it's recorded
Brown Gerygone has been recorded at 78 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- O'Reilly's Rainforest RetreatAustralia2,200 records
- Hasties Swamp National ParkAustralia1,300 records
- Boys WalkAustralia1,273 records
More places
- Jerrara DamAustralia1,075 records
- D'Aguilar National Park – Maiala Loop WalkAustralia963 records
- Mary Cairncross ReserveAustralia904 records
- Crater Lakes National Park – Lake BarrineAustralia803 records
- Crater Lakes National Park – Lake EachamAustralia797 records
- Mount Hypipamee National ParkAustralia755 records
- Cattai WetlandsAustralia678 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The brown gerygone (Gerygone mouki), previously known as the brown warbler, is a small passerine bird native to eastern coastal Australia.
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Questions
How big is the Brown Gerygone?
The Brown Gerygone is about 10 cm long and weighs around 5.2 g.
Where does the Brown Gerygone live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: eastern Australia. It is most often recorded in Australia.
When is the best time to see the Brown Gerygone?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in October (Southern Hemisphere).
Is the Brown Gerygone endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Brown Gerygone as Least Concern.
What does the Brown Gerygone eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Brown Gerygone in?
It belongs to the family Australasian Warblers (Acanthizidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- 10 cm
- Weight
- 5.2 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 50 mm
- Tail
- 42 mm
- Bill
- 11 mm
- Tarsus
- 17 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Australasia: eastern Australia
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Australasian Warblers Acanthizidae
- Genus
- Gerygone
Other birds in the genus Gerygone
Yellow-bellied GerygoneGerygone chrysogaster
Green-backed GerygoneGerygone chloronota
Fairy GerygoneGerygone palpebrosa
Large-billed GerygoneGerygone magnirostris
Biak GerygoneGerygone hypoxantha
Plain GerygoneGerygone inornata
Rufous-sided GerygoneGerygone dorsalis
White-throated GerygoneGerygone olivacea
Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphurea
Dusky GerygoneGerygone tenebrosa
Fan-tailed GerygoneGerygone flavolateralis
Rennell GerygoneGerygone citrina
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