Rennell gerygone
Rennell gerygone | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Acanthizidae |
Genus: | Gerygone |
Species: | G. citrina |
Binomial name | |
Gerygone citrina Mayr, 1931 |
The Rennell gerygone (Gerygone citrina) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It lives on Rennell Island. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the fan-tailed gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis), but was split as a distinct species by the International Ornithologists' Union in 2021.[2]
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Gerygone citrina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-13.