Mayr’s Honeyeater
Ptiloprora mayri
Mayr's Honeyeater (Ptiloprora mayri) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Mayr’s Honeyeater (Ptiloprora mayri) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 30.4 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 mayri
Quick facts
- Weight
- 30.4 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Mayr’s 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 Mayr’s Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Mayr’s Honeyeater (Ptiloprora mayri) belongs to the Meliphagidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU montane nc coastal New Guinea.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 30.4 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 1,103 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Mayr’s Honeyeater?
The Mayr’s Honeyeater is a small bird that weighs around 30.4 g.
Where does the Mayr’s Honeyeater live?
The Mayr’s Honeyeater is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU montane nc coastal New Guinea, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Mayr’s Honeyeater belong to?
The Mayr’s Honeyeater (Ptiloprora mayri) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Mayr’s Honeyeater eat?
The Mayr’s Honeyeater is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Mayr’s Honeyeater migrate?
The Mayr’s Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Mayr’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.
How large is the Mayr’s Honeyeater's range?
The Mayr’s Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 1,103 km².
Conservation
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