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Mangrove Honeyeater
Gavicalis fasciogularis
Mangrove Honeyeater (Gavicalis fasciogularis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Mangrove Honeyeater (Gavicalis fasciogularis) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 26.8 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 Gavicalis
- Species fasciogularis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 26.8 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Mangrove Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open woodland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Mangrove Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Mangrove Honeyeater (Gavicalis fasciogularis) is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU coastal ec QLD to ne NSW (e Australia).
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 26.8 g, with a wing length of about 9.1 cm and a tail of around 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 43,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Mangrove Honeyeater?
The Mangrove Honeyeater is a small bird that weighs around 26.8 g.
Where does the Mangrove Honeyeater live?
The Mangrove Honeyeater is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU coastal ec QLD to ne NSW (e Australia), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Mangrove Honeyeater belong to?
The Mangrove Honeyeater (Gavicalis fasciogularis) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Mangrove Honeyeater eat?
The Mangrove Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Mangrove Honeyeater migrate?
The Mangrove Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Mangrove 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 Mangrove Honeyeater make?
1 real field recording of the Mangrove 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 Mangrove Honeyeater's range?
The Mangrove Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 43,000 km².
Conservation
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