Dusky Gerygone
Gerygone tenebrosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyAcanthizidae (Thornbills and Allies)
- GenusGerygone (Gerygones)
- SpeciesGerygone tenebrosa (Dusky Gerygone)
About the Dusky Gerygone
The dusky gerygone (Gerygone tenebrosa) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is endemic to coastal central and northern areas of Western Australia, from Shark Bay to Kunmuya. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
The dusky gerygone is about 10-13 cm in length, with the upper parts grey-brown and tinged olive. The underparts are a greyish white, legs and beak are black. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Cape Range
Western Gerygone
Gerygone fusca
Rufous Fieldwren
Calamanthus campestris
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris
Pied Butcherbird
Cracticus nigrogularis
Singing Honeyeater
Gavicalis virescens
Western Bowerbird
Chlamydera guttata
White-winged Fairywren
Malurus leucopterus
Australian Yellow White-eye
Zosterops luteus
Mangrove Fantail
Rhipidura phasiana
Brown Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
Torresian Crow
Corvus orru
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Dusky Gerygone in Cape Range?
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Gerygone sighting in Cape Range, based on 60 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Dusky Gerygone in Cape Range?
August has the highest sighting rate for Dusky Gerygone in Cape Range in our monthly data.