Green-backed Gerygone

Green-backed Gerygone

Gerygone chloronota

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Nitmiluk National Park

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

5 Verified sightings at Nitmiluk National Park From 2019 to 2026
375 In all 4 parks
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Green-backed Gerygone

The green-backed gerygone (Gerygone chloronota) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae found in northern Australia and New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:15

Indonesia · 2026

© Ding Li Yong · XC1165925 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:38

Australia · 2021

© James Lambert · XC643407 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Indonesia · 2000

© Bas van Balen · XC105035 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
2 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
4 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Green-backed Gerygone in Nitmiluk National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Gerygone sighting in Nitmiluk National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 103rd most-seen of the 103 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Green-backed Gerygone in Nitmiluk National Park?

March

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Gerygone in Nitmiluk National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Green-backed Gerygone?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green-backed Gerygone sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Nitmiluk National Park the best place to see a Green-backed Gerygone?

4th of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Green-backed Gerygone sightings, Nitmiluk National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Raja Ampat (Indonesia, about 30%), Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Kakadu National Park (Australia, under 5%).

Where does the Green-backed Gerygone sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green-backed Gerygone is recorded against all the birds logged in Nitmiluk National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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