Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Family Acanthizidae Rank Subspecies | Phylum Chordata Order Passeriformes Genus Gerygone | |
Similar Dwarf longbill, Large‑billed gerygone, Fairy gerygone, Crateroscelis, Melanocharis | ||
The Biak gerygone (Gerygone magnirostris hypoxantha) is a subspecies of the large-billed gerygone, but it is sometimes considered a distinct species. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss; when it was still considered a good species, it was listed as Endangered by the IUCN.
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