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Duetting Giant Honeyeater
Gymnomyza brunneirostris
Duetting Giant Honeyeater (Gymnomyza brunneirostris) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Oceans & Seabirds.
The Duetting Giant Honeyeater (Gymnomyza brunneirostris) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Oceans & Seabirds. Adults weigh 87.8 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 Gymnomyza
- Species brunneirostris
Quick facts
- Weight
- 87.8 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Duetting Giant Honeyeater 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 Duetting Giant Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Duetting Giant Honeyeater (Gymnomyza brunneirostris) belongs to the Meliphagidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Oceans & Seabirds. Its distribution covers PO Viti Levu (w Fiji, sw Polynesia).
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 87.8 g, with a wing length of about 12.3 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.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 10,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Duetting Giant Honeyeater?
The Duetting Giant Honeyeater is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 87.8 g.
Where does the Duetting Giant Honeyeater live?
The Duetting Giant Honeyeater is found across Oceans & Seabirds with a range covering PO Viti Levu (w Fiji, sw Polynesia), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Duetting Giant Honeyeater belong to?
The Duetting Giant Honeyeater (Gymnomyza brunneirostris) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Duetting Giant Honeyeater eat?
The Duetting Giant Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Duetting Giant Honeyeater migrate?
The Duetting Giant Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Duetting Giant 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 Duetting Giant Honeyeater make?
1 real field recording of the Duetting Giant Honeyeater — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Duetting Giant Honeyeater's range?
The Duetting Giant Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 10,000 km².
Conservation
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