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Grey Gerygone

Gerygone igata(Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832)

English (US) Gray Gerygone

UK name: Grey Gerygone

The Grey Gerygone (Gerygone igata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Acanthizidae (Gerygones, Thornbills, Scrubwrens, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.

Range: mainland New Zealand and adjacent offshore islandsRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Gerygone igata
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Gray Gerygone
English (UK)
Grey Gerygone
Described by
(Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Curruca igata
Described by
(Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832)
Type locality
Tasman Bay, Cook Strait, New Zealand.
Original description
Voyage de découvertes de la corvette l'Astrolabe, exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville (etc.). Zoologie. Vol. 1 1 p.201 AtlasOis. pl.11 fig.2

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 66 species of the family Acanthizidae