Brown Gerygone
A species of Australasian Warblers Scientific name : Gerygone mouki Genus : Australasian Warblers
Brown Gerygone, A species of Australasian Warblers
Botanical name: Gerygone mouki
Genus: Australasian Warblers
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Description
The brown gerygone (Gerygone mouki), previously known as the brown warbler, is a small passerine bird native to eastern coastal Australia. The upper parts of the brown gerygone are a deep olive-grey or olive-brown, while its face and underparts are a much paler grey, cream, or washed-out brown. The tail feathers are dark and may be white-tipped. It is approximately 10 cm in length. The brown gerygone has a relatively large range. Although total population trends have not been quantified, it is considered of "least concern" by the IUCN. It may be sighted in coastal rainforest, singly or in small groups of two to four. It feeds on insects. The brown gerygone call is a soft what-is-it. It is not closely related to either true Old World Warblers or the New World Warblers, but belongs rather to the Corvida parvorder comprising many tropical and Australian passerines, as well as crows. The brown gerygone is similar to both the large-billed, G. magnirostris, and mangrove, G. levigaster, gerygones. It differs from the former by having a distinctive white eyebrow and a grey-tinged face. The mangrove gerygone, while having a white eyebrow, lacks the grey face, has more white on the flanks and has a redder eye. 
Size
11 cm
Nest Placement
Shrub
Feeding Habits
Brown Gerygone primarily consumes a range of insects, including beetles, flies, bugs, lerp insects, wasps, ants, and caterpillars. Preferring higher strata from the understorey to canopy, brown Gerygone actively gleans prey from foliage and bark without foraging on the ground. Often observed in small groups, brown Gerygone exhibits wing-shaking and tail-flicking while foraging, and sometimes join mixed-species flocks to feed.
Habitat
The brown Gerygone primarily inhabits rainforests, including other types of wet forests, gullies, and areas with riparian vegetation. These birds may transition to non-rainforest habitats during the non-breeding season and are occasionally found in mangrove ecosystems and dry sclerophyll forests. Their habitat broadly extends from coastal areas to the slopes and tablelands of continental dividing ranges.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Australasian warblers Genus
Australasian Warblers Species
Brown Gerygone 
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