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Blue-faced Honeyeater
Entomyzon cyanotis
Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 105 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 Entomyzon
- Species cyanotis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 105 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Blue-faced 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 Blue-faced Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis) is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU sc New Guinea and n, e Australia.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 105 g, with a wing length of about 15.1 cm and a tail of around 12 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 2 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Blue-faced Honeyeater?
The Blue-faced Honeyeater is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 105 g.
Where does the Blue-faced Honeyeater live?
The Blue-faced Honeyeater is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU sc New Guinea and n, e Australia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Blue-faced Honeyeater belong to?
The Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Blue-faced Honeyeater eat?
The Blue-faced Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Blue-faced Honeyeater migrate?
The Blue-faced Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Blue-faced 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 Blue-faced Honeyeater make?
1 real field recording of the Blue-faced Honeyeater — including its dawn song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Blue-faced Honeyeater's range?
The Blue-faced Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 2 million km².
Conservation
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