Photo: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Yellow Honeyeater
Stomiopera flava
Yellow Honeyeater (Stomiopera flava) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Yellow Honeyeater (Stomiopera flava) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 21.4 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 Stomiopera
- Species flava
Quick facts
- Weight
- 21.4 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Vulnerable
Least Concern
Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it uses a wide range of foraging strategies.
Migration
The Yellow Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow Honeyeater (Stomiopera flava) is a member of the Meliphagidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU ne Australia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 21.4 g, with a wing length of about 8.2 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 415,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow Honeyeater?
The Yellow Honeyeater is a small bird that weighs around 21.4 g.
Where does the Yellow Honeyeater live?
The Yellow Honeyeater is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU ne Australia, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Yellow Honeyeater belong to?
The Yellow Honeyeater (Stomiopera flava) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow Honeyeater eat?
The Yellow Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Yellow Honeyeater migrate?
The Yellow Honeyeater is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow 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 Honeyeater make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow 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 Honeyeater's range?
The Yellow Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 415,000 km².
Conservation
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