Golden-bellied Gerygone

Gerygone sulphurea

Description

Gerygone sulphurea has a very small body size, but its voice is very loud. The upper part of the body is olive brown, the lower part is very bright yellow. Short round tail, dark brown wings. Black beak and feet.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

5,5 years

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

9-11 cm

Ca

Carnivore

So

Solitary

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Acanthizidae

GENUS

:

Gerygone

SPECIES

:

Gerygone sulphurea

Distribution

Gerygone sulphurea’s natural habitats are lowland humid forests and mangroves. This bird can also be found in plantations and cities.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Brunei Darussalam, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Bali, Sulawesi and Lesser Sunda).

Habits and Lifestyle

Gerygone sulphurea is often seen singly or in small groups. The sound of this bird is very loud. This bird is actively drifting from branch to branch with fast darting movements.

Lifestyle

Solitary

Biome

–

Climate Zone

Tropical or subtropical

Diet and Nutrition

Gerygone sulphurea is a bird that eats insects such as caterpillars and ant eggs.

Diet : Carnivore

Mating Habits

The breeding season for this bird is April. Nests are made of plant fibers and dried moss.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population threats​

This bird population is thought to be declining due to habitat loss and ongoing degradation.

Population number​

Least concern of extinction.

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea on The IUCN Redlist
  2. Remetuk Laut Wikipedia Artikel
  3. Gerygone sulphurea on Birds of Bario and The Kelabit Highlands
  4. Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea on Data Zone Bird Life International