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Singing Honeyeater
Gavicalis virescens
Singing Honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Singing Honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 23.3 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 Gavicalis
- Species virescens
Quick facts
- Weight
- 23.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Singing Honeyeater is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Singing Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Singing Honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens) is a member of the Meliphagidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Australia (except ne, se, Tasmania).
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 23.3 g, with a wing length of about 9.1 cm and a tail of around 8.1 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 7.3 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Singing Honeyeater?
The Singing Honeyeater is a small bird that weighs around 23.3 g.
Where does the Singing Honeyeater live?
The Singing Honeyeater is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Australia (except ne, se, Tasmania), where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Singing Honeyeater belong to?
The Singing Honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Singing Honeyeater eat?
The Singing Honeyeater is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Singing Honeyeater migrate?
The Singing Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Singing 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 Singing Honeyeater make?
1 real field recording of the Singing Honeyeater — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Singing Honeyeater's range?
The Singing Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 7.3 million km².
Conservation
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