Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Caligavis chrysops
Yellow-faced Honeyeater (Caligavis chrysops) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Yellow-faced Honeyeater (Caligavis chrysops) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 17.3 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 Caligavis
- Species chrysops
Quick facts
- Weight
- 17.3 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-faced Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-faced Honeyeater is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Yellow-faced Honeyeater (Caligavis chrysops) is a member of the Meliphagidae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU s, e Australia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 17.3 g, with a wing length of about 7.8 cm and a tail of around 6.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 1.5 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-faced Honeyeater?
The Yellow-faced Honeyeater is a small bird that weighs around 17.3 g.
Where does the Yellow-faced Honeyeater live?
The Yellow-faced Honeyeater is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU s, e Australia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-faced Honeyeater belong to?
The Yellow-faced Honeyeater (Caligavis chrysops) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-faced Honeyeater eat?
The Yellow-faced Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Yellow-faced Honeyeater migrate?
The Yellow-faced Honeyeater is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Yellow-faced 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 Yellow-faced Honeyeater make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-faced 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 Yellow-faced Honeyeater's range?
The Yellow-faced Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 1.5 million km².
Conservation
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