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Historical bird plate: Green-backed Gerygone

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Three birds identified on this plate

Green-backed Gerygone · Mangrove Gerygone · Weebill

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Plate XXXII, Smicorn: Chloronotus Venturi & Gerygone Gould & Smicrornis Gould

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01Green-backed Gerygone
Gerygone chloronotaGerygone chloronotaShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateGerygone chloronota
Name used todayGerygone chloronotaGreen-backed Gerygone

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

02Mangrove Gerygone
Gerygone laevigasterGerygone levigasterShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateGerygone laevigaster
Name used todayGerygone levigasterMangrove Gerygone

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

03Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostrisSmicrornis brevirostrisShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateSmicrornis brevirostris
Name used todaySmicrornis brevirostrisWeebill

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
The Birds of Australia, Volume 5
Plate
32
Creator
Gracius J. Broinowski
Holding institution
Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.