Thornbills (Acanthizidae)
Yellow-bellied Gerygone (Gerygone chrysogaster) - HBW 12, p. 595
French: Gérygone à ventre jaune
German: Gelbbauchgerygone
Spanish: Gerigón Ventrigualdo
Other common names: Yellow-bellied Flyeater/Fairy-warbler, Yellow-bellied (Gerygone) Warbler; Waigeo Gerygone (neglecta); White-bellied Gerygone (notata); Rusty-tailed/Rufous-tailed Gerygone, Rufous-tailed Flyeater/Fairy-Warbler (“G. ruficauda”)
Taxonomy: Gerygone chrysogaster G. R. Gray, 1858, Aru Islands.
Proposed species G. ruficauda, supposedly from NE Australia (“Thirteen Mile River”, in E Queensland), was based on incorrectly labelled specimens of present species discoloured (faded) by preservative spirit. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- neglecta Wallace, 1865 - N West Papuan Is (Waigeo I), in NW New Guinea.
- notata Salvadori, 1878 - C & S West Papuan Is (islands of Batanta and Misool) and NW New Guinea (Vogelkop).
- dohertyi Rothschild & E. J. O. Hartert, 1903 - SW New Guinea (Onin Peninsula E to Triton Bay).
- neglecta Wallace, 1865 - N West Papuan Is (Waigeo I), in NW New Guinea.
- notata Salvadori, 1878 - C & S West Papuan Is (islands of Batanta and Misool) and NW New Guinea (Vogelkop).
- dohertyi Rothschild & E. J. O. Hartert, 1903 - SW New Guinea (Onin Peninsula E to Triton Bay).
- leucothorax Mayr, 1940 - lowlands of Geelvink Bay region (W New Guinea).
- chrysogaster G. R. Gray, 1858 - Yapen I (in Geelvink Bay), N, S & SE New Guinea, and Aru Is.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird singing briefly and moving around in a tree Locality Varirata National Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Keith Blomerley 30 August 2008 4 years ago 10 sec 1.5
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