Gerygone magnirostris
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The large-billed gerygone (Gerygone magnirostris) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae found in northern Australia and New Guinea. Venables B., Pritchard J. and Murphy S. (2007) Novel observations of pre-breeding display structures used by Large-billed Gerygones. Sunbird 37: 30. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large-billed Gerygone sighting in Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 70 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 117th most-seen of the 200 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, August, October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large-billed Gerygone in Raja Ampat on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April–July, September and November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Large-billed 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.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Large-billed Gerygone sightings, Raja Ampat ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Daintree National Park (Australia, about 50%).
Same genus: Gerygone
The closest relatives of the Large-billed Gerygone that you can see in Raja Ampat (genus Gerygone, Gerygones) are Green-backed Gerygone (about 30%), Fairy Gerygone (about 10%) and Yellow-bellied Gerygone (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Large-billed Gerygone is recorded against all the birds logged in Raja Ampat (70 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.
