Photo: Salvadori, 1876 / CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Streak-headed Honeyeater
Pycnopygius stictocephalus
Streak-headed Honeyeater (Pycnopygius stictocephalus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Streak-headed Honeyeater (Pycnopygius stictocephalus) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 38.5 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 stictocephalus
Where it lives
Salawati (Raja Ampat Is., northwest of New Guinea), Aru Is. (southwest of New Guinea) and New Guinea
Quick facts
- Weight
- 38.5 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Streak-headed Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Streak-headed Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Streak-headed Honeyeater (Pycnopygius stictocephalus) is a member of the Meliphagidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Salawati (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea), Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea) and New Guinea.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 38.5 g, with a wing length of about 10.7 cm and a tail of around 8.9 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 630,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Streak-headed Honeyeater?
The Streak-headed Honeyeater is a small bird that weighs around 38.5 g.
Where does the Streak-headed Honeyeater live?
The Streak-headed Honeyeater is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Salawati (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea), Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea) and New Guinea, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Streak-headed Honeyeater belong to?
The Streak-headed Honeyeater (Pycnopygius stictocephalus) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Streak-headed Honeyeater eat?
The Streak-headed Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Streak-headed Honeyeater migrate?
The Streak-headed Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Streak-headed 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 Streak-headed Honeyeater make?
1 real field recording of the Streak-headed 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 Streak-headed Honeyeater's range?
The Streak-headed Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 630,000 km².
Conservation
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