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Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
Lichenostomus melanops
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 32.3 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 Lichenostomus
- Species melanops
Quick facts
- Weight
- 32.3 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-tufted 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-tufted Honeyeater is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
The Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops) is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU e, se Australia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 32.3 g, with a wing length of about 8.5 cm and a tail of around 8.2 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 733,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-tufted Honeyeater?
The Yellow-tufted Honeyeater is a small bird that weighs around 32.3 g.
Where does the Yellow-tufted Honeyeater live?
The Yellow-tufted Honeyeater is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU e, se Australia, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Yellow-tufted Honeyeater belong to?
The Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-tufted Honeyeater eat?
The Yellow-tufted Honeyeater is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Yellow-tufted Honeyeater migrate?
The Yellow-tufted Honeyeater is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
Is the Yellow-tufted 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-tufted Honeyeater make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-tufted Honeyeater — including its dawn song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-tufted Honeyeater's range?
The Yellow-tufted Honeyeater has a mapped global range of about 733,000 km².
Conservation
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