Thornbills (Acanthizidae)
Golden-bellied Gerygone (Gerygone sulphurea) - HBW 12, p. 599
French: Gérygone soufrée
German: Goldbrustgerygone
Spanish: Gerigón Sulfúreo
Other common names: Flyeater, Golden-bellied/Yellow-breasted Flyeater, Golden-bellied Fairy-warbler, Yellow-breasted (Gerygone) Warbler, Yellow-breasted Wren-warbler
Taxonomy: Gerygone sulphurea Wallace, 1864, Solor Island, Lesser Sunda Islands.
Possibly related to G. levigaster or G. inornata. Races exhibit marked vocal differences as well as some plumage distinctions, suggesting that more than one species may be involved, Philippine birds seeming fairly distinct; further research, including molecular-genetic analyses, required. Five subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- sulphurea Wallace, 1864 - Malay Peninsula, Cochinchina and Greater and Lesser Sundas.
- muscicapa Oberholser, 1912 - Enggano I (off S Sumatra).
- simplex Cabanis, 1872 - N, W & C Philippines (Luzon, Lubang, Verde, Mindoro, Marinduque, Catanduanes, Tablas, Negros, Cebu, Olango, Bohol, Siquijor, Samar, Palawan)
- sulphurea Wallace, 1864 - Malay Peninsula, Cochinchina and Greater and Lesser Sundas.
- muscicapa Oberholser, 1912 - Enggano I (off S Sumatra).
- simplex Cabanis, 1872 - N, W & C Philippines (Luzon, Lubang, Verde, Mindoro, Marinduque, Catanduanes, Tablas, Negros, Cebu, Olango, Bohol, Siquijor, Samar, Palawan)
- rhizophorae Mearns, 1905 - S Philippines (Mindanao, Basilan, and Sulu Archipelago).
- flaveola Cabanis, 1873 - Sulawesi, Salayar and Banggai Is (Peleng, Banggai).
- Least Concern
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Brief view of a bird in a tree Tambing Lake, Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp flaveola)
Josep del Hoyo 30 July 2007 2 years ago 7 sec 3.8
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Bird perched on a branch. Bang Poo, Central Thailand, Thailand (ssp sulphurea)
Christophe Gouraud 9 December 2009 30 weeks ago 3
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bird singing Camarines Sur Province, Luzon, Philippines
Desmond Allen 1 January 2006 15 weeks ago 4
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