Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis)
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Fan-tailed Gerygone

Gerygone flavolateralis (Gray, GR, 1859)

6.3 gWeight

The fan-tailed gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae.

Busiest months: March and October–November · Most records: New Caledonia, Vanuatu

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Fan-tailed Gerygone has been recorded at 12 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Parc de la Rivière BleueNew Caledonia252 records
  2. Parc des Grandes FougèresNew Caledonia197 records
  3. Mont KoghiNew Caledonia159 records
More places
  1. Noumea – Parc ForestierNew Caledonia30 records
  2. Route du Kaori Géant, Province Sud, NC (-22,109, 166,691)New Caledonia27 records
  3. Refugio de FarinoNew Caledonia26 records
  4. Parc les Grandes Fougéres – access roadNew Caledonia20 records
  5. La FoaNew Caledonia16 records
  6. NoumeaNew Caledonia9 records
  7. VattheVanuatu7 records

Countries and regions with the most records

New CaledoniaVanuatu

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

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Questions

How big is the Fan-tailed Gerygone?

The Fan-tailed Gerygone weighs around 6.3 g.

Where does the Fan-tailed Gerygone live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: New Caledonia and Vanuatu. It is most often recorded in New Caledonia and Vanuatu.

When is the best time to see the Fan-tailed Gerygone?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in March, October and November (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Fan-tailed Gerygone endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Fan-tailed Gerygone as Least Concern.

What does the Fan-tailed Gerygone eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Fan-tailed Gerygone in?

It belongs to the family Australasian Warblers (Acanthizidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
6.3 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
50 mm
Tail
43 mm
Bill
11 mm
Tarsus
18 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Australasia: New Caledonia and Vanuatu

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 GerygoneYellow-bellied GerygoneGerygone chrysogasterBrown GerygoneBrown GerygoneGerygone moukiGreen-backed GerygoneGreen-backed GerygoneGerygone chloronotaFairy GerygoneFairy GerygoneGerygone palpebrosaLarge-billed GerygoneLarge-billed GerygoneGerygone magnirostrisBiak GerygoneBiak GerygoneGerygone hypoxanthaPlain GerygonePlain GerygoneGerygone inornataRufous-sided GerygoneRufous-sided GerygoneGerygone dorsalisWhite-throated GerygoneWhite-throated GerygoneGerygone olivaceaGolden-bellied GerygoneGolden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphureaDusky GerygoneDusky GerygoneGerygone tenebrosaRennell GerygoneRennell GerygoneGerygone citrina
Fan-tailed Gerygone

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