Biak gerygone
The Biak gerygone (Gerygone hypoxantha) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acanthizidae |
| Genus: | Gerygone |
| Species: | G. hypoxantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Gerygone hypoxantha Salvadori, 1878 | |
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Gerygone magnirostris hypoxantha | |
It was previously treated as a subspecies of the large-billed gerygone (Gerygone magnirostris).[1]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss and is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN.[2]
References
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Bristlebirds, pardalotes, Australasian warblers". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- "Gerygone hypoxantha (Biak Gerygone)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
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