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Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
Gliciphila melanops
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (Gliciphila melanops) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (Gliciphila melanops) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 18.2 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 Gliciphila
- Species melanops
Quick facts
- Weight
- 18.2 g
- Diet
- Nectar-feeders
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Tawny-crowned Honeyeater is a nectarivore — it feeds mainly on nectar.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Tawny-crowned Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (Gliciphila melanops) belongs to the Meliphagidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU s Australia and Tasmania.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 18.2 g, with a wing length of about 7.9 cm and a tail of around 6.6 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 1.1 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Tawny-crowned Honeyeater?
The Tawny-crowned Honeyeater is a small bird that weighs around 18.2 g.
Where does the Tawny-crowned Honeyeater live?
The Tawny-crowned Honeyeater is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU s Australia and Tasmania, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Tawny-crowned Honeyeater belong to?
The Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (Gliciphila melanops) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Tawny-crowned Honeyeater eat?
The Tawny-crowned Honeyeater is a nectarivore — it feeds mainly on nectar.
Does the Tawny-crowned Honeyeater migrate?
The Tawny-crowned Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Tawny-crowned 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 Tawny-crowned Honeyeater make?
1 real field recording of the Tawny-crowned Honeyeater — 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-crowned Honeyeater's range?
The Tawny-crowned Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 1.1 million km².
Conservation
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