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Yellow-plumed Honeyeater
Ptilotula ornata
Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (Ptilotula ornata) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (Ptilotula ornata) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 17.6 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 ornata
Where it lives
Patchily from southwestern WA to central NSW (southern Australia)
Quick facts
- Weight
- 17.6 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-plumed 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 Yellow-plumed Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (Ptilotula ornata) belongs to the Meliphagidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU patchily from sw WA to c NSW (s Australia).
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 17.6 g, with a wing length of about 8.2 cm and a tail of around 6.8 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 1.1 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-plumed Honeyeater?
The Yellow-plumed Honeyeater is a small bird that weighs around 17.6 g.
Where does the Yellow-plumed Honeyeater live?
The Yellow-plumed Honeyeater is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU patchily from sw WA to c NSW (s Australia), where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Yellow-plumed Honeyeater belong to?
The Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (Ptilotula ornata) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-plumed Honeyeater eat?
The Yellow-plumed Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Yellow-plumed Honeyeater migrate?
The Yellow-plumed Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-plumed 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 Yellow-plumed Honeyeater make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-plumed 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 Yellow-plumed Honeyeater's range?
The Yellow-plumed Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 1.1 million km².
Conservation
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