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Marbled Honeyeater
Pycnopygius cinereus
Marbled Honeyeater (Pycnopygius cinereus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Marbled Honeyeater (Pycnopygius cinereus) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 44.8 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 Pycnopygius
- Species cinereus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 44.8 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Marbled Honeyeater 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 Marbled Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Marbled Honeyeater (Pycnopygius cinereus) belongs to the Meliphagidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU montane New Guinea.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 44.8 g, with a wing length of about 10.7 cm and a tail of around 9.4 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 106,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Marbled Honeyeater?
The Marbled Honeyeater is a small bird that weighs around 44.8 g.
Where does the Marbled Honeyeater live?
The Marbled Honeyeater is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU montane New Guinea, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Marbled Honeyeater belong to?
The Marbled Honeyeater (Pycnopygius cinereus) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Marbled Honeyeater eat?
The Marbled Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Marbled Honeyeater migrate?
The Marbled Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Marbled 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 Marbled Honeyeater make?
1 real field recording of the Marbled 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 Marbled Honeyeater's range?
The Marbled Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 106,000 km².
Conservation
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