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Fan-tailed Gerygone
Gerygone flavolateralis (G. R. Gray, 1859)
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 fan-tailed gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is found in New Caledonia and Vanuatu. The Rennell gerygone (G. citrina) of the Solomon Islands was formerly considered conspecific, but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.
Wikipedia contributors, Fan-tailed gerygone; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:37:26.609364+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gerygone flavolateralis (G. R. Gray, 1859)
- Name authority
- (G. R. Gray, 1859)
- Common name
- Fan-tailed 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 flavolateralis (G. R. Gray, 1859)
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 |
| 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 |
| Mangrove GerygoneGerygone levigaster Gould, 1843 | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Acanthiza flavolateralis G. R. Gray, 1859 G. R. Gray, 1859 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=560255 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:3FXN8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.