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White-throated Gerygone (Gerygone olivacea)

White-throated Gerygone
Photo: JJ Harrison (https://tiny.jjharrison.com.au/t/b3quYihrXKfFJa0E) via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 — free for commercial reuse.

About the White-throated Gerygone

The white-throated gerygone (Gerygone olivacea) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Its common names include white-throated warbler, white-throated flyeater, bush canary, and native canary. Gerygone comes from the Greek word "gerugonos" meaning "echos". The species name olivacea is latin for 'olive-green', given for its underbelly coloration. There are three recognized subspecies of G. olivacea: Gerygone olivacea ssp. cinerascens, Gerygone olivacea ssp. rogersi, and Gerygone olivacea ssp. olivacea.

Source: White-throated gerygone on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 29 recordings for this species: 16 CC BY-NC-SA · 12 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.

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Listed as recorded in Australia, Papua New Guinea in the xeno-canto catalogue.

Related species you can hear

This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.