Large-billed Gerygone
Gerygone magnirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyAcanthizidae (Thornbills and Allies)
- GenusGerygone (Gerygones)
- SpeciesGerygone magnirostris (Large-billed Gerygone)
About the Large-billed Gerygone
The large-billed gerygone (Gerygone magnirostris) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae found in northern Australia and New Guinea. Gerygone magnirostris includes the following subspecies: G. m. conspicillata - (Gray, GR, 1859)
G. m. affinis - Meyer, AB, 1874 G. m. rosseliana - Hartert, 1899 G. m. brunneipectus - (Sharpe, 1879) G. m. magnirostris - Gould, 1843 G. m. cairnsensis - Mathews, 1912 Venables B., Pritchard J. and Murphy S. (2007) Novel observations of pre-breeding display structures used by Large-billed Gerygones. Sunbird 37: 30. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Raja Ampat
Green-backed Gerygone
Gerygone chloronota
Fairy Gerygone
Gerygone palpebrosa
Yellow-bellied Gerygone
Gerygone chrysogaster
Mangrove Gerygone
Gerygone levigaster
Brown-breasted Gerygone
Gerygone ruficollis
Rusty Mouse-Warbler
Crateroscelis murina
Pale-Billed Scrubwren
Sericornis spilodera
Grey-Green Scrubwren
Sericornis arfakianus
Tropical Scrubwren
Sericornis beccarii
Willie Wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys
Helmeted Friarbird
Philemon buceroides
Pacific Swallow
Hirundo javanica
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 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Large-billed Gerygone in Raja Ampat?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large-billed Gerygone sighting in Raja Ampat, based on 177 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Large-billed Gerygone in Raja Ampat?
October has the highest sighting rate for Large-billed Gerygone in Raja Ampat in our monthly data.