White-naped Honeyeater
Melithreptus lunatus
White-naped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The White-naped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 14 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 Melithreptus
- Species lunatus
Where it lives
East-central QLD to southeastern SA (eastern, southeastern Australia)
Quick facts
- Weight
- 14 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The White-naped Honeyeater is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The White-naped Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The White-naped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus) belongs to the Meliphagidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU ec QLD to se SA (e, se Australia).
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 14 g, with a wing length of about 7.5 cm and a tail of around 5.7 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 1.2 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the White-naped Honeyeater?
The White-naped Honeyeater is a very small bird that weighs around 14 g.
Where does the White-naped Honeyeater live?
The White-naped Honeyeater is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU ec QLD to se SA (e, se Australia), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the White-naped Honeyeater belong to?
The White-naped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the White-naped Honeyeater eat?
The White-naped Honeyeater is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the White-naped Honeyeater migrate?
The White-naped Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the White-naped 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 White-naped Honeyeater make?
1 real field recording of the White-naped Honeyeater — including its begging call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the White-naped Honeyeater's range?
The White-naped Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 1.2 million km².
Conservation
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