Yellow-gaped Honeyeater
Microptilotis flavirictus
Yellow-gaped Honeyeater (Microptilotis flavirictus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
The Yellow-gaped Honeyeater (Microptilotis flavirictus) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 18.5 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 Microptilotis
- Species flavirictus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 18.5 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-gaped Honeyeater 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 Yellow-gaped Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-gaped Honeyeater (Microptilotis flavirictus) is a member of the Meliphagidae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU New Guinea.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 18.5 g, with a wing length of about 7.8 cm and a tail of around 6.5 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 440,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-gaped Honeyeater?
The Yellow-gaped Honeyeater is a small bird that weighs around 18.5 g.
Where does the Yellow-gaped Honeyeater live?
The Yellow-gaped Honeyeater is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU New Guinea, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-gaped Honeyeater belong to?
The Yellow-gaped Honeyeater (Microptilotis flavirictus) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-gaped Honeyeater eat?
The Yellow-gaped Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Yellow-gaped Honeyeater migrate?
The Yellow-gaped Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-gaped 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-gaped Honeyeater make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-gaped 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-gaped Honeyeater's range?
The Yellow-gaped Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 440,000 km².
Conservation
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