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Tawny-breasted Honeyeater
Xanthotis flaviventer
Tawny-breasted Honeyeater (Xanthotis flaviventer) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Tawny-breasted Honeyeater (Xanthotis flaviventer) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 40 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 Xanthotis
- Species flaviventer
Quick facts
- Weight
- 40 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Tawny-breasted Honeyeater is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Tawny-breasted Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Tawny-breasted Honeyeater (Xanthotis flaviventer) is a member of the Meliphagidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU New Guinea and satellites, and ne Australia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 40 g, with a wing length of about 9.8 cm and a tail of around 7.7 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 759,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Tawny-breasted Honeyeater?
The Tawny-breasted Honeyeater is a small bird that weighs around 40 g.
Where does the Tawny-breasted Honeyeater live?
The Tawny-breasted Honeyeater is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU New Guinea and satellites, and ne Australia, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Tawny-breasted Honeyeater belong to?
The Tawny-breasted Honeyeater (Xanthotis flaviventer) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Tawny-breasted Honeyeater eat?
The Tawny-breasted Honeyeater is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Tawny-breasted Honeyeater migrate?
The Tawny-breasted Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Tawny-breasted 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-breasted Honeyeater make?
1 real field recording of the Tawny-breasted 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 Tawny-breasted Honeyeater's range?
The Tawny-breasted Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 759,000 km².
Conservation
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