Grey warbler

Grey warbler
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Acanthizidae
Genus: Gerygone
Species:
G. igata
Binomial name
Gerygone igata
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Gerygone flaviventris Gray 1844
  • Gerygone assimilis Buller 1865

The grey warbler (Gerygone igata), also known by its Māori name riroriro or outside New Zealand as the grey gerygone, is an insectivorous bird in the family Acanthizidae endemic to New Zealand. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is sometimes known as the teetotum or rainbird.

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