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Crescent Honeyeater
Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus
Crescent Honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Crescent Honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 16.3 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 Phylidonyris
- Species pyrrhopterus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 16.3 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Crescent 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 Crescent Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Crescent Honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus) belongs to the Meliphagidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU sc, se Australia and Tasmania.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 16.3 g, with a wing length of about 7.4 cm and a tail of around 6.5 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 358,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Crescent Honeyeater?
The Crescent Honeyeater is a small bird that weighs around 16.3 g.
Where does the Crescent Honeyeater live?
The Crescent Honeyeater is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU sc, se Australia and Tasmania, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Crescent Honeyeater belong to?
The Crescent Honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Crescent Honeyeater eat?
The Crescent Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Crescent Honeyeater migrate?
The Crescent Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Crescent 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 Crescent Honeyeater make?
1 real field recording of the Crescent Honeyeater can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Crescent Honeyeater's range?
The Crescent Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 358,000 km².
Conservation
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