BirdUp · Species
Cryptic Honeyeater
Microptilotis imitatrix(Mathews, 1912)
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Microptilotis
At a glance
The Cryptic Honeyeater is a small bird, about 16–19 cm long, listed as Least Concern and endemic to Australia.
- Size
- 16–19 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Endemic
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Cryptic Honeyeater look like?
The Cryptic Honeyeater is a small bird, about 16–19 cm long and weighing 18–28 g.
The cryptic honeyeater, also known as the imitatress honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in northeastern Queensland in Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Cryptic Honeyeater eat?
The Cryptic Honeyeater feeds on consists of nectar, small fruits and and invertebrates ., usually foraging in foliage gleaner.
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