Photo: Tony Brown from Perth WA, Australia / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Bar-breasted Honeyeater
Ramsayornis fasciatus
Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 12.7 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 Ramsayornis
- Species fasciatus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 12.7 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Bar-breasted Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Bar-breasted Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus) belongs to the Meliphagidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU ne WA to se QLD (n Australia).
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 12.7 g, with a wing length of about 7.1 cm and a tail of around 4.7 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 931,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Bar-breasted Honeyeater?
The Bar-breasted Honeyeater is a very small bird that weighs around 12.7 g.
Where does the Bar-breasted Honeyeater live?
The Bar-breasted Honeyeater is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU ne WA to se QLD (n Australia), where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Bar-breasted Honeyeater belong to?
The Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Bar-breasted Honeyeater eat?
The Bar-breasted Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Bar-breasted Honeyeater migrate?
The Bar-breasted Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Bar-breasted 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 Bar-breasted Honeyeater make?
1 real field recording of the Bar-breasted 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 Bar-breasted Honeyeater's range?
The Bar-breasted Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 931,000 km².
Conservation
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