Grey warbler

Gerygone igata

The Grey warbler (Gerygone igata) is a bird found in New Zealand. Forests, scrub and gardens across New Zealand. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Gerygone igata
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	New Zealand

🏡 Where the Grey warbler lives

Forests, scrub and gardens across New Zealand.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs80%
🍎 Fruit10%
🌰 Seeds & nuts10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 Its song floats down in a rising trill, and it sews a hanging nest.

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Recorded by craig wilson (CC BY 4.0), xeno-canto XC1063601. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Grey warbler

Where does the Grey warbler live?

The Grey warbler lives in New Zealand. Forests, scrub and gardens across New Zealand.

What does the Grey warbler eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), fruit (about 10%), seeds and nuts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Grey warbler endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.