White-throated gerygone facts for kids
Quick facts for kids White-throated gerygone |
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Genus: |
Gerygone
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Species: |
olivacea
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The white-throated gerygone (Gerygone olivacea) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Its common names include white-throated warbler, white-throated flyeater, bush canary, and native canary.
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Fig 1. The bird(s) wound sticky threads around a Bougainvillea stem.
These threads appeared to be spider web. -
Fig 2. The nest was located in among the Bougainvillea foliage.
Both sexes seemed to help build it. -
Fig 5. The nest took several weeks to build.
It was made from strips of bark, twigs,
animal fur, and manufactured fibres.
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