Photo: A.B. Meyer, 1875 / CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Cinnamon-browed Melidectes
Melidectes ochromelas
Cinnamon-browed Melidectes (Melidectes ochromelas) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Cinnamon-browed Melidectes (Melidectes ochromelas) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 63 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 Melidectes
- Species ochromelas
Quick facts
- Weight
- 63 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Cinnamon-browed Melidectes is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Cinnamon-browed Melidectes is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Cinnamon-browed Melidectes (Melidectes ochromelas) is a member of the Meliphagidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU patchily in montane nw to se New Guinea.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 63 g, with a wing length of about 12 cm and a tail of around 10.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 51,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Cinnamon-browed Melidectes?
The Cinnamon-browed Melidectes is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 63 g.
Where does the Cinnamon-browed Melidectes live?
The Cinnamon-browed Melidectes is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU patchily in montane nw to se New Guinea, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Cinnamon-browed Melidectes belong to?
The Cinnamon-browed Melidectes (Melidectes ochromelas) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Cinnamon-browed Melidectes eat?
The Cinnamon-browed Melidectes is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Cinnamon-browed Melidectes migrate?
The Cinnamon-browed Melidectes is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Cinnamon-browed Melidectes 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 Cinnamon-browed Melidectes make?
1 real field recording of the Cinnamon-browed Melidectes — 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 Cinnamon-browed Melidectes's range?
The Cinnamon-browed Melidectes has a mapped global range of about 51,000 km².
Conservation
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