The Biak gerygone (Gerygone hypoxantha) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is endemic to the islands of Biak and Supiori in West Papua, Indonesia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acanthizidae |
| Genus: | Gerygone |
| Species: | G. hypoxantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Gerygone hypoxantha Salvadori, 1878
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Gerygone magnirostris hypoxantha | |
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss and is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN.[1]
It was previously treated as a subspecies of the large-billed gerygone (Gerygone magnirostris).[2]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Gerygone hypoxantha.
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Gerygone hypoxantha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22704697A104067231. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22704697A104067231.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Bristlebirds, pardalotes, Australasian warblers". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
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