Fairy Gerygone

Gerygone palpebrosa

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Acanthizidae
Genus
Gerygone
eBird Code
faiger1

Subspecies (5)

  • Gerygone palpebrosa flavida

    northeastern Australia (Wet Tropics region to Maryborough, southeastern Queensland)

  • Gerygone palpebrosa palpebrosa

    western Papuan Islands and Aru Islands, western to southeastern lowlands of New Guinea (except Trans-Fly, south-central New Guinea)

  • Gerygone palpebrosa personata

    northeastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula to Wet Tropics region, northern Queensland)

  • Gerygone palpebrosa tarara

    southern New Guinea (Moorhead River to mouth of Fly River)

  • Gerygone palpebrosa wahnesi

    northern New Guinea including Yapen (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.