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Lewin’s Honeyeater
Meliphaga lewinii
Lewin's Honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Lewin’s Honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 33.6 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 Meliphaga
- Species lewinii
Quick facts
- Weight
- 33.6 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Lewin’s 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 Lewin’s Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Lewin’s Honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii) belongs to the Meliphagidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU e Australia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 33.6 g, with a wing length of about 9.5 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.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 643,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Lewin’s Honeyeater?
The Lewin’s Honeyeater is a small bird that weighs around 33.6 g.
Where does the Lewin’s Honeyeater live?
The Lewin’s Honeyeater is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU e Australia, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Lewin’s Honeyeater belong to?
The Lewin’s Honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Lewin’s Honeyeater eat?
The Lewin’s Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Lewin’s Honeyeater migrate?
The Lewin’s Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Lewin’s 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 Lewin’s Honeyeater make?
1 real field recording of the Lewin’s 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 Lewin’s Honeyeater's range?
The Lewin’s Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 643,000 km².
Conservation
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