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Norfolk Island Gerygone Gerygone modesta

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Identification

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Nondescript little gray-brown bird with whitish underparts, a thin black bill, and a slender dark line going through the eye. Also note faint white crescents sometimes visible above and below each eye. Found only on Norfolk Island, where it is fairly distinctive. Compare with female and immature Golden Whistlers, which have thicker bills, buffy underparts, and a larger-headed appearance. Forages actively in various forest and forest edge habitats. Song consists of high, gurgly, melodic warbling.

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