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Mangrove GerygoneAlternate name(s): "Buff-breasted Warbler", "Mangrove Flyeater", "Mangrove Warbler"; misnomer: "Queensland Canary" Size: 10-11 cm Weight: 5-8 g |
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Photos |
Race "levigaster"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a Mangrove Gerygone
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, NT, March 2013]
Frontal view of a Mangrove Gerygone
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Near Dripstone Cliffs, Darwin, NT, December 2017]
Near-lateral/ventral view of a Mangrove Gerygone
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[East Point Reserve, Darwin, NT, September 2018]
Near-lateral/ventral view of a preening Mangrove Gerygone
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[East Point Reserve, Darwin, NT, September 2018]
Lateral view of a Mangrove Gerygone; this is the bird whose
calls were
recorded on 25 September 2019
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT, September 2019]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Frontal view of a juvenile Mangrove Gerygone
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT, October 2020]
Near-frontal view of a juvenile Mangrove Gerygone; note
the yellow supercilium and orange base of the bill
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT, October 2020]
Near-frontal view of a juvenile Mangrove Gerygone; note
the yellow supercilium and orange base of the bill
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT, October 2020]
Race "cantator"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a Mangrove Gerygone
(photo courtesy of B. Kinross)
[Beachmere, QLD, March 2015]
Frontal/ventral view of a Mangrove Gerygone
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Paluma Rainforest, near Townsville, QLD, September 2020]
Near-lateral view of a Mangrove Gerygone
(photo courtesy of B. Kinross)
[Beachmere, QLD, March 2015]
Close-up lateral view of a Mangrove Gerygone
(photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Arundel, QLD, November 2020]
Lateral view of a Mangrove Gerygone
(photo courtesy of B. Kinross)
[Beachmere, QLD, March 2015]
Lateral view of a Mangrove Gerygone looking away from the
observer (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Wynnum Wetlands, Brisbane, QLD, August 2017]
Near-dorsal view of a Mangrove Gerygone
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, NT, March 2013]
Dorsal view of a Mangrove Gerygone
(photo courtesy of B. Kinross)
[Beachmere, QLD, March 2015]
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Behaviour |
Social behaviour: Territorial | Mobility: Sedentary | Elementary unit: Solitary/pair |
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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.
mangery_pb_20190925.m4a |
levigaster (Top End, NT) |
Territorial calls(?) | © PB | |
mangery_pb_20180831.m4a |
levigaster (Top End, NT) |
Territorial call(?) | © PB | |
mangery_pb_20200415.m4a |
levigaster (Darwin, NT) |
Territorial calls(?); distant | © PB | |
mangery_art_20140603.m4a |
cantator (SE QLD) |
Territorial calls | © ART | |
mangery_20150813.m4a |
cantator (E NSW) |
Territorial call? | © MD | |
mangery_20140523.mp3 |
cantator (SE QLD) |
Territorial call? (abbreviated) | © MD | |
mangery_art_20140306_2.mp3 |
cantator (SE QLD) |
Pair Q&A | © ART | |
mangery_20160921.m4a |
cantator (NE NSW) |
? | © MD | |
mangery_20150327.m4a |
cantator (NE NSW) |
? (immature?) | © MD | |
mangery_20150327_2.m4a |
cantator (NE NSW) |
? (immature?) | © MD | |
mangery_20161208.mp3 |
cantator (E NSW) |
? | © MD |
More Mangrove Gerygone sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.