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White-throated GerygoneAlternate name(s): "White-throated Warbler", "White-throated Flyeater"; misnomers: "Bush Canary", "Native Canary*" Size: 10-11 cm Weight: 5-8 g |
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Photos |
Race "olivacea"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a White-throated Gerygone
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead Reserve, Anstead, QLD, October 2021]
Frontal view of a White-throated Gerygone
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead Reserve, Anstead, QLD, October 2021]
Frontal/ventral view of a White-throated Gerygone scanning a
eucalypt tree
for insects
[Eulah Creek, NSW, October 2013]
Near-frontal view of a White-throated Gerygone
[Eulah Creek, NSW, September 2013]
Near-frontal view of a White-throated Gerygone
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead Reserve, Anstead, QLD, October 2021]
Near-lateral view of a White-throated Gerygone looking towards the observer
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Roma Bush Gardens, Roma, QLD, August 2022]
Near-lateral view of a White-throated Gerygone
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Gold Scrub Lane, Samsonvale, QLD, May 2020]
Near-lateral view of a White-throated Gerygone searching for insects
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Near Nally's Creek, Ensay Doctors Flat Road, East Gippsland, VIC,
November 2018]
Near-lateral/ventral view of a White-throated Gerygone
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead Reserve, Anstead, QLD, October 2021]
Lateral view of a White-throated Gerygone
[Eulah Creek, NSW, September 2018]
Lateral view of a White-throated Gerygone
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Gold Scrub Lane, Samsonvale, QLD, May 2020]
Lateral view of a White-throated Gerygone
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Gold Scrub Lane, Samsonvale, QLD, May 2020]
Lateral view of a White-throated Gerygone
[Eulah Creek, NSW, September 2013]
Close-up lateral/ventral view of a White-throated Gerygone
[Eulah Creek, NSW, September 2013]
Lateral view of a White-throated Gerygone looking for prey
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead Reserve, Anstead, QLD, October 2021]
Lateral/ventral view of a White-throated Gerygone
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead Reserve, Anstead, QLD, October 2021]
Near-dorsal/ventral view of a White-throated Gerygone
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Roma Bush Gardens, Roma, QLD, August 2022]
Dorsal view of a White-throated Gerygone
[Eulah Creek, NSW, September 2013]
Ventral view of a White-throated Gerygone
[Eulah Creek, NSW, September 2013]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Lateral view of a juvenile White-throated Gerygone - note the
absence of a white throat; this is the bird whose calls were recorded on 19/20
January 2015
[Eulah Creek, NSW, January 2015]
Race "rogersi"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a White-throated Gerygone
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Lorrngorl Camp, Giwining/Flora River Nature Reserve, NT, September 2020]
Lateral view of a White-throated Gerygone (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Pine Creek, NT, July 2014]
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Breeding information |
Breeding season: Aug - Jan | Eggs: 2 - 3 | Incubation period: ca. 12 days | Fledging age: ca. 14 - 16 days |
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Nest |
"bungobittah", "lar", "malunna", "jindi" [bundjalung] = nest [Aboriginal] |
Type: Domed hanging bottle | Material: Bark strips or reeds, webs | Height above ground: 3 - 15 m |
The nest shown below was found close to a creek lined by reeds, old strands of which were then used for construction. The nest, although suspended from only one point, looked very solid and stable.
Nest of a pair of White-throated Gerygones; note the difference
in materials used for this nest compared to others on the eastern
coastal fringe (shown below)
[Pilliga NR,
NSW, December 2011]
Here the female White-throated Gerygone is "at home", peeking out of the nest
[Pilliga NR,
NSW, December 2011]
In this photo one can see most clearly the typical markings
of a White-throated Gerygone; next to the white throat, the white
forehead spots and some yellow on the bird's breast are visible
[Pilliga NR,
NSW, December 2011]
Two White-throated Gerygone chicks peeking out of their nest,
waiting to be fed (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[St. Albans, NSW, December 2013]
White-throated Gerygone feeding its chicks in their nest
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[St. Albans, NSW, December 2013]
White-throated Gerygone nest in an ornamental plant right next to
the entrance door to a house (photo courtesy of N. Smith)
[Near Tamworth, NSW, November 2016]
White-throated Gerygone peeking out of its nest
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead, QLD, August 2017]
One of the owners of the White-throated Gerygone nest shown above
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead, QLD, August 2017]
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Eggs |
"boyanga", "booyanga", "derinya", "dirandil", "koomura", "mirk", "ngampu", "nooluk", "pateena", "pum-pum" = Egg; "dirundirri" = eggs [Aboriginal]; "gawu" = eggs [gamilaraay] |
Size:18 x 13 mm | Colour: Creamy, with mid-brown specks | Shape: Tapered oval |
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Behaviour |
Social behaviour: Territorial | Mobility: Migratory | Elementary unit: Solitary/pair |
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Food, Diet |
White-throated Gerygones forage through the foliage of trees for small insects.
White-throated Gerygone with its prey, a spider
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead Reserve, Anstead, QLD, October 2021]
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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.
wthgery_20200919.m4a |
olivacea (NW NSW) |
Contact call | © MD | |
wthgery_me_20211016.m4a |
olivacea (SE QLD) |
Contact call | © ME | |
wthgery_20151201.m4a |
olivacea (NW NSW) |
Contact call + abbreviated call | © MD | |
wthgery_20141107.m4a |
olivacea (NW NSW) |
Contact call | © MD | |
wthgery_20151204.mp3 |
olivacea (W NSW) |
Contact calls (long sequence) | © MD | |
wthgery_20140820.m4a |
rogersi (Darwin, NT) |
Contact call | © MD | |
wthgery_20140820_2.m4a |
rogersi (Darwin, NT) |
Contact call | © MD | |
wthgery_20140820_3.m4a |
rogersi (Darwin, NT) |
(Extended) contact call | © MD |
More White-throated Gerygone sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.