Guadalcanal Honeyeater
Guadalcanaria inexpectata
Guadalcanal Honeyeater (Guadalcanaria inexpectata) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
The Guadalcanal Honeyeater (Guadalcanaria inexpectata) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 43.3 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 Guadalcanaria
- Species inexpectata
Quick facts
- Weight
- 43.3 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Guadalcanal 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 Guadalcanal Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Guadalcanal Honeyeater (Guadalcanaria inexpectata) is a member of the Meliphagidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU montane Guadalcanal (sc Solomon Is.).
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 43.3 g, with a wing length of about 10.1 cm and a tail of around 8.9 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 624 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Guadalcanal Honeyeater?
The Guadalcanal Honeyeater is a small bird that weighs around 43.3 g.
Where does the Guadalcanal Honeyeater live?
The Guadalcanal Honeyeater is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU montane Guadalcanal (sc Solomon Is.), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Guadalcanal Honeyeater belong to?
The Guadalcanal Honeyeater (Guadalcanaria inexpectata) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Guadalcanal Honeyeater eat?
The Guadalcanal Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Guadalcanal Honeyeater migrate?
The Guadalcanal Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Guadalcanal 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 Guadalcanal Honeyeater make?
1 real field recording of the Guadalcanal 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 Guadalcanal Honeyeater's range?
The Guadalcanal Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 624 km².
Conservation
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