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Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater
Gymnomyza viridis
Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater (Gymnomyza viridis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Oceans & Seabirds.
The Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater (Gymnomyza viridis) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Oceans & Seabirds. Adults weigh 87.8 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 Gymnomyza
- Species viridis
Where it lives
Vanua Levu and Taveuni (north-central Fiji, southwestern Polynesia)
Quick facts
- Weight
- 87.8 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-billed Giant 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 Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater (Gymnomyza viridis) is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Oceans & Seabirds. Its distribution covers PO Vanua Levu and Taveuni (nc Fiji, sw Polynesia).
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 87.8 g, with a wing length of about 11.7 cm and a tail of around 10.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 5,434 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater?
The Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 87.8 g.
Where does the Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater live?
The Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater is found across Oceans & Seabirds with a range covering PO Vanua Levu and Taveuni (nc Fiji, sw Polynesia), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater belong to?
The Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater (Gymnomyza viridis) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater eat?
The Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater migrate?
The Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-billed Giant 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.
How large is the Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater's range?
The Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 5,434 km².
Conservation
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