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Long-billed Honeyeater
Melilestes megarhynchus
Long-billed Honeyeater (Melilestes megarhynchus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Long-billed Honeyeater (Melilestes megarhynchus) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 43.8 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 Melilestes
- Species megarhynchus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 43.8 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Long-billed 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 Long-billed Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Long-billed Honeyeater (Melilestes megarhynchus) is a member of the Meliphagidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU New Guinea and w satellites.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 43.8 g, with a wing length of about 9.9 cm and a tail of around 7.8 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 566,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Long-billed Honeyeater?
The Long-billed Honeyeater is a small bird that weighs around 43.8 g.
Where does the Long-billed Honeyeater live?
The Long-billed Honeyeater is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU New Guinea and w satellites, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Long-billed Honeyeater belong to?
The Long-billed Honeyeater (Melilestes megarhynchus) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Long-billed Honeyeater eat?
The Long-billed Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Long-billed Honeyeater migrate?
The Long-billed Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Long-billed 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 Long-billed Honeyeater make?
1 real field recording of the Long-billed 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 Long-billed Honeyeater's range?
The Long-billed Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 566,000 km².
Conservation
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