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Tawny Straightbill
Timeliopsis griseigula
Tawny Straightbill (Timeliopsis griseigula) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Tawny Straightbill (Timeliopsis griseigula) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 32 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Meliphagidae Honeyeaters
- Genus Timeliopsis
- Species griseigula
Quick facts
- Weight
- 32 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Tawny Straightbill is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Tawny Straightbill is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Tawny Straightbill (Timeliopsis griseigula) belongs to the Meliphagidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU patchily in New Guinea.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 32 g, with a wing length of about 9.4 cm and a tail of around 6.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 170,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Tawny Straightbill?
The Tawny Straightbill is a small bird that weighs around 32 g.
Where does the Tawny Straightbill live?
The Tawny Straightbill is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU patchily in New Guinea, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Tawny Straightbill belong to?
The Tawny Straightbill (Timeliopsis griseigula) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Tawny Straightbill eat?
The Tawny Straightbill is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Tawny Straightbill migrate?
The Tawny Straightbill is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Tawny Straightbill endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Tawny Straightbill make?
1 real field recording of the Tawny Straightbill — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Tawny Straightbill's range?
The Tawny Straightbill has a mapped global range of about 170,000 km².
Conservation
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