Elegant Honeyeater
Microptilotis cinereifrons
Elegant Honeyeater (Microptilotis cinereifrons) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
The Elegant Honeyeater (Microptilotis cinereifrons) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 15 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 Microptilotis
- Species cinereifrons
Quick facts
- Weight
- 15 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Data Deficient
Least Concern
Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Elegant Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Elegant Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Elegant Honeyeater (Microptilotis cinereifrons) belongs to the Meliphagidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU se New Guinea.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 15 g, with a wing length of about 7 cm and a tail of around 6.1 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 44,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Elegant Honeyeater?
The Elegant Honeyeater is a very small bird that weighs around 15 g.
Where does the Elegant Honeyeater live?
The Elegant Honeyeater is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU se New Guinea, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Elegant Honeyeater belong to?
The Elegant Honeyeater (Microptilotis cinereifrons) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Elegant Honeyeater eat?
The Elegant Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Elegant Honeyeater migrate?
The Elegant Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Elegant 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.
How large is the Elegant Honeyeater's range?
The Elegant Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 44,000 km².
Conservation
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