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Arfak Honeyeater
Melipotes gymnops
Arfak Honeyeater (Melipotes gymnops) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Arfak Honeyeater (Melipotes gymnops) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 54.8 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 Melipotes
- Species gymnops
Quick facts
- Weight
- 54.8 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Arfak Honeyeater is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Arfak Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Arfak Honeyeater (Melipotes gymnops) belongs to the Meliphagidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU montane Bird's Head and Neck (nw New Guinea).
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 54.8 g, with a wing length of about 10.5 cm and a tail of around 9.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 7,349 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Arfak Honeyeater?
The Arfak Honeyeater is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 54.8 g.
Where does the Arfak Honeyeater live?
The Arfak Honeyeater is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU montane Bird's Head and Neck (nw New Guinea), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Arfak Honeyeater belong to?
The Arfak Honeyeater (Melipotes gymnops) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Arfak Honeyeater eat?
The Arfak Honeyeater is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Arfak Honeyeater migrate?
The Arfak Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Arfak Honeyeater 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 Arfak Honeyeater make?
1 real field recording of the Arfak Honeyeater — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Arfak Honeyeater's range?
The Arfak Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 7,349 km².
Conservation
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