Western Gerygone

Gerygone fusca

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Acanthizidae
Genus
Gerygone
eBird Code
wesger1

Vocalizations

Peter Rowland · CC_BY_4_0
Richard Littauer · CC0_1_0

Subspecies (3)

  • Gerygone fusca exsul

    breeds southeastern Australia (southeastern Queensland west of Great Dividing Range to southern Victoria); winters to eastern South Australia and northern Queensland

  • Gerygone fusca fusca

    breeds mostly southwestern Australia (Dongara to Esperance); winters to southwestern Kimberley region, northern Western Australia, and towards southeastern South Australia, and southern Eyre Peninsula

  • Gerygone fusca mungi

    breeds Pilbara region (central Western Australia) and central Australia (southern Northern Territory); winters across northwestern Australia south of the tropics

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.