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Grey-fronted Honeyeater
Ptilotula plumula
Grey-fronted Honeyeater (Ptilotula plumula) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Grey-fronted Honeyeater (Ptilotula plumula) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 16.5 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 Ptilotula
- Species plumula
Quick facts
- Weight
- 16.5 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Grey-fronted Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open woodland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Grey-fronted Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Grey-fronted Honeyeater (Ptilotula plumula) is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Australia (except n, s, Tasmania).
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 16.5 g, with a wing length of about 7.8 cm and a tail of around 6.6 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 5.4 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Grey-fronted Honeyeater?
The Grey-fronted Honeyeater is a small bird that weighs around 16.5 g.
Where does the Grey-fronted Honeyeater live?
The Grey-fronted Honeyeater is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Australia (except n, s, Tasmania), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Grey-fronted Honeyeater belong to?
The Grey-fronted Honeyeater (Ptilotula plumula) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Grey-fronted Honeyeater eat?
The Grey-fronted Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Grey-fronted Honeyeater migrate?
The Grey-fronted Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Grey-fronted 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 Grey-fronted Honeyeater make?
1 real field recording of the Grey-fronted 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 Grey-fronted Honeyeater's range?
The Grey-fronted Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 5.4 million km².
Conservation
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