Western Gerygone

Gerygone is a Greek word meaning born of sound. Fusca is from the Latin word fuscus, meaning brown.

Warylbodang (wor’il’bore’dang).

Widespread in southwestern and southeastern areas of Australia with scattered populations elsewhere.

Up to 11.5 centimetres long with a 16.5 centimetre wingspan.

The furthest distance recorded by the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme for this species of bird to travel is 9 km. The oldest bird recorded was still alive when its band was read in September 1999, 5 years 3.8 months after being banded (information as at 21 June 2012).

The photographs for this species were not taken in the reserves of interest to the FQPB.

Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Various contributors.

What Bird is That? Neville W Cayley. 1978

Aboriginal names of bird species in south-west Western Australia, with suggestions for their adoption into common usage. Ian Abbott. 2009. Conservation Science Western Australia Journal. Volume 7 No 2 https://library.dbca.wa.gov.au/Journals/080559/080559-07.015.pdf

Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/science/abbbs/abbbs-search.html

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/75e90438-cf36-403e-9223-a7d4737b1fd1