Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Yellow-spectacled Heleia
Heleia wallacei
Yellow-spectacled Heleia (Heleia wallacei) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Yellow-spectacled Heleia (Heleia wallacei) is a member of the Zosteropidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 11 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 wallacei
Quick facts
- Weight
- 11 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Zosteropidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-spectacled Heleia 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-spectacled Heleia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-spectacled Heleia (Heleia wallacei) is a member of the Zosteropidae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Sumbawa to Sumba and Lembata (w, c Lesser Sundas).
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 11 g, with a wing length of about 5.3 cm and a tail of around 4.1 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 38,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-spectacled Heleia?
The Yellow-spectacled Heleia is a very small bird that weighs around 11 g.
Where does the Yellow-spectacled Heleia live?
The Yellow-spectacled Heleia is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Sumbawa to Sumba and Lembata (w, c Lesser Sundas), where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Yellow-spectacled Heleia belong to?
The Yellow-spectacled Heleia (Heleia wallacei) belongs to the Zosteropidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-spectacled Heleia eat?
The Yellow-spectacled Heleia is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Yellow-spectacled Heleia migrate?
The Yellow-spectacled Heleia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-spectacled 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 Yellow-spectacled Heleia make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-spectacled 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 Yellow-spectacled Heleia's range?
The Yellow-spectacled Heleia has a mapped global range of about 38,000 km².
Conservation
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