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Bar-breasted Honeyeater
Photo · Mathews, 1912

BirdUp · Species

Bar-breasted Honeyeater

Ramsayornis fasciatus(Gould, 1843)

Updated 21 March 2026

Origin: Endemic
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Meliphagidae
Genus
Ramsayornis

At a glance

The Bar-breasted Honeyeater is a small bird, about 13–15 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.

Size
13–15 cm
Origin
Endemic
Best seen
Year-round
Commonness
Endemic
  • Identification
  • Where
  • When
  • Behaviour
  • Gallery

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

What does a Bar-breasted Honeyeater look like?

The Bar-breasted Honeyeater is a small bird, about 13–15 cm long and weighing 10–16 g.

The bar-breasted honeyeater, also known as the White-breasted honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to northern Australia, with a breeding season from late spring to winter. It feeds primarily on nectar and invertebrates.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Field specs

Length
13–15 cm
Weight
10–15.8 g

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 4.0

03 · When

When to look

When can you see a Bar-breasted Honeyeater?

The Bar-breasted Honeyeater is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.

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05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

What does a Bar-breasted Honeyeater eat?

The Bar-breasted Honeyeater feeds on nectar/pollen and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks or alone.

06 · Gallery

Plumage up close

6 photos

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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Bar-breasted Honeyeater live in Australia?

The Bar-breasted Honeyeater is endemic to Australia, recorded across 28 of Australia’s bioregions.

BreedingNorth-east WA to south-east QLD (north Australia)

Distribution from BirdUp Australia community data

Legend

  • Breeding
  • Resident
  • Vagrant

5 regions recorded