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Grey-streaked Honeyeater
Ptiloprora perstriata
Grey-streaked Honeyeater (Ptiloprora perstriata) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Grey-streaked Honeyeater (Ptiloprora perstriata) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 26.6 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 Ptiloprora
- Species perstriata
Quick facts
- Weight
- 26.6 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Grey-streaked Honeyeater is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Grey-streaked Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Grey-streaked Honeyeater (Ptiloprora perstriata) is a member of the Meliphagidae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU montane w to se New Guinea.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 26.6 g, with a wing length of about 9.4 cm and a tail of around 8.3 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 102,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Grey-streaked Honeyeater?
The Grey-streaked Honeyeater is a small bird that weighs around 26.6 g.
Where does the Grey-streaked Honeyeater live?
The Grey-streaked Honeyeater is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU montane w to se New Guinea, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Grey-streaked Honeyeater belong to?
The Grey-streaked Honeyeater (Ptiloprora perstriata) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Grey-streaked Honeyeater eat?
The Grey-streaked Honeyeater is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Grey-streaked Honeyeater migrate?
The Grey-streaked Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Grey-streaked 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 Grey-streaked Honeyeater make?
1 real field recording of the Grey-streaked 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 Grey-streaked Honeyeater's range?
The Grey-streaked Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 102,000 km².
Conservation
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