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Brown-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus brevirostris(Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Melithreptus
At a glance
The Brown-headed Honeyeater is a tiny bird, about 12–14 cm long, listed as Least Concern and endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 12–14 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Brown-headed Honeyeater look like?
The Brown-headed Honeyeater is a tiny bird, about 12–14 cm long and weighing 11–21 g.
The brown-headed honeyeater is a species of passerine bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Brown-headed Honeyeater?
The Brown-headed Honeyeater is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
jimchurches · Stirling Range National Park WA 6338, Australia
Call
J N. · West Wimmera, AU-VI, AU
Call
jimchurches · Stirling Range National Park WA 6338, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Brown-headed Honeyeater eat?
The Brown-headed Honeyeater feeds on nectar/pollen and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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