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Yellow-bellied Gerygone
Gerygone chrysogaster G. R. Gray, 1858
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The yellow-bellied gerygone (Gerygone chrysogaster) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae.
The Yellow-Bellied Gerygone is native to New Guinea, typically found in subtropical or tropical moist lowlands forest. Shown to have least concern about population with it being very common, but is currently decreasing in population throughout New Guinea. The population as a whole is still unknown.
Wikipedia contributors, Yellow-bellied gerygone; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:59:03.689075+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gerygone chrysogaster G. R. Gray, 1858
- Name authority
- G. R. Gray, 1858
- Common name
- Yellow-bellied Gerygone
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Acanthizidae
- Genus
- Gerygone
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyAcanthizidae Bonaparte, 1854
- genusGerygone Gould, 1841
- speciesGerygone chrysogaster G. R. Gray, 1858
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gerygone. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Green-backed GerygoneGerygone chloronota Gould, 1843 | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fan-tailed GerygoneGerygone flavolateralis (G. R. Gray, 1859) | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Western GerygoneGerygone fusca (Gould, 1838) | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lord Howe GerygoneGerygone insularis E. P. Ramsay, 1878 | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Large-billed GerygoneGerygone magnirostris Gould, 1843 | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Norfolk GerygoneGerygone modesta Pelzeln, 1860 | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown GerygoneGerygone mouki Mathews, 1912 | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-throated GerygoneGerygone olivacea (Gould, 1838) | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fairy GerygoneGerygone palpebrosa Wallace, 1865 | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown-breasted GerygoneGerygone ruficollis Salvadori, 1876 | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphurea Wallace, 1864 | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dusky GerygoneGerygone tenebrosa (R. Hall, 1901) | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Gray, & George Robert. (1858). A List of the Birds, with Description of New Species Obtained by Mr. Alfred Wallace in the Aru and Ké Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, Vol. 26. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3FXN5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.