Thick-billed Heleia
Heleia crassirostris
Thick-billed Heleia (Heleia crassirostris) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Thick-billed Heleia (Heleia crassirostris) is a member of the Zosteropidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 19 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 Zosteropidae White-eyes
- Genus Heleia
- Species crassirostris
Quick facts
- Weight
- 19 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Zosteropidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Vulnerable
Least Concern
Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Thick-billed Heleia 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 Thick-billed Heleia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Thick-billed Heleia (Heleia crassirostris) is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Sumbawa and Flores (w, c Lesser Sundas).
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 19 g, with a wing length of about 6.7 cm and a tail of around 5.4 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 28,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Thick-billed Heleia?
The Thick-billed Heleia is a small bird that weighs around 19 g.
Where does the Thick-billed Heleia live?
The Thick-billed Heleia is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Sumbawa and Flores (w, c Lesser Sundas), where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Thick-billed Heleia belong to?
The Thick-billed Heleia (Heleia crassirostris) belongs to the Zosteropidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Thick-billed Heleia eat?
The Thick-billed Heleia is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Thick-billed Heleia migrate?
The Thick-billed Heleia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Thick-billed Heleia 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 Thick-billed Heleia make?
1 real field recording of the Thick-billed Heleia — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Thick-billed Heleia's range?
The Thick-billed Heleia has a mapped global range of about 28,000 km².
Conservation
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