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Green-backed GerygoneAlternate name(s): "Green-backed Warbler", "Green-backed Fly-eater" Size: 9-10 cm Weight: 5-8 g |
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Description
Classification
Distribution
Sightings
Photos
Breeding
Nest
Eggs
Behaviour
Food
Call/s
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Photos |
Race "chloronota"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of an adult Green-backed Gerygone; note the near-black
bill (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Lee Point, Darwin, NT, June 2014]
Frontal view of a Green-backed Gerygone
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Near Dripstone Cliffs, Darwin, NT, August 2019]
Near-frontal view of am adult Green-backed Gerygone; note the red iris
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Lee Point, Darwin, NT, July 2014]
Near-lateral view of a Green-backed Gerygone
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Near Dripstone Cliffs, Darwin, NT, August 2019]
Lateral view of a Green-backed Gerygone
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Near Dripstone Cliffs, Darwin, NT, August 2019]
Lateral view of a Green-backed Gerygone looking for prey
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Fannie Bay, Darwin, NT, July 2019]
Lateral view of a Green-backed Gerygone looking for prey
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Mandorah, NT, June 2018]
Dorsal view of a Green-backed Gerygone
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Near Dripstone Cliffs, Darwin, NT, August 2019]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Frontal view of a juvenile Green-backed Gerygone; note the
brown irises (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Mandorah, NT, June 2018]
Frontal view of a juvenile Green-backed Gerygone begging for food;
this is one of the birds whose calls were recorded on 3 June 2018
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Mandorah, NT, June 2018]
Near-frontal view of a juvenile Green-backed Gerygone; note the
pale bill (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Mandorah, NT, June 2018]
Two juvenile Green-backed Gerygone waiting to be fed;
these are two of the birds whose calls were recorded on 3 June 2018
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Mandorah, NT, June 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a juvenile Green-backed Gerygone; note the
pale base of the bill and the brown iris
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Mandorah, NT, June 2018]
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Behaviour |
| Social behaviour: Territorial | Mobility: Sedentary | Elementary unit: Solitary/pair |
Green-backed Gerygones are being used as hosts by Little Bronze-Cuckoos.
Lateral/ventral view of a dependent juvenile
Little Bronze-Cuckoo
with one of its hosts/"parents", a Green-backed Gerygone
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[East Point Reserve, Darwin, NT, June 2021]
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Food, Diet |
Green-backed Gerygones have been found by us to have a particular liking for spiders and/or their eggs.
Adult Green-backed Gerygone taking a spider and/or eggs to feed
its dependent young (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Mandorah, NT, June 2018]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement 
are welcome.
| grbgery_pb_20180120.m4a |
chloronotus (Top End, NT) |
Contact calls | © PB | |
| grbgery_pb_20180213_1.m4a |
chloronotus (Top End, NT) |
Contact calls | © PB | |
| grbgery_pb_20180603_1.m4a |
chloronotus (Top End, NT) |
Contact calls | © PB | |
| grbgery_pb_20180603_4.m4a |
chloronotus (Top End, NT) |
Contact calls + begging calls (family) | © PB | |
| grbgery_pb_20180603_3.m4a |
chloronotus (Top End, NT) |
Begging calls (juveniles) | © PB | |
| grbgery_pb_20180603_2.m4a |
chloronotus (Top End, NT) |
Various (+ Striated Pardalote) | © PB |
More Green-backed Gerygone sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
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