Graceful Honeyeater
Microptilotis gracilis
Graceful Honeyeater (Microptilotis gracilis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
The Graceful Honeyeater (Microptilotis gracilis) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 15 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 Microptilotis
- Species gracilis
Where it lives
Aru Is. (southwest of New Guinea), southern New Guinea, Torres Strait is. and Cape York Pen. (northeastern QLD, far northeastern Australia)
Quick facts
- Weight
- 15 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Graceful Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Graceful Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Graceful Honeyeater (Microptilotis gracilis) belongs to the Meliphagidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea), s New Guinea, Torres Strait is. and Cape York Pen. (ne QLD, far ne Australia).
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 15 g, with a wing length of about 7.3 cm and a tail of around 5.8 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 186,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Graceful Honeyeater?
The Graceful Honeyeater is a very small bird that weighs around 15 g.
Where does the Graceful Honeyeater live?
The Graceful Honeyeater is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea), s New Guinea, Torres Strait is. and Cape York Pen. (ne QLD, far ne Australia), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Graceful Honeyeater belong to?
The Graceful Honeyeater (Microptilotis gracilis) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Graceful Honeyeater eat?
The Graceful Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Graceful Honeyeater migrate?
The Graceful Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Graceful 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 Graceful Honeyeater make?
1 real field recording of the Graceful Honeyeater can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Graceful Honeyeater's range?
The Graceful Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 186,000 km².
Conservation
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