BirdUp · Species
Graceful Honeyeater
Microptilotis gracilis(Gould, 1866)
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Microptilotis
At a glance
The Graceful Honeyeater is a small bird, about 15–17 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia.
- Size
- 15–17 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Native
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Graceful Honeyeater look like?
The Graceful Honeyeater is a small bird, about 15–17 cm long and weighing 13–18 g.
The graceful honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in the Aru Islands, southern New Guinea, and Cape York Peninsula. 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 Graceful Honeyeater eat?
The Graceful Honeyeater feeds on fruit, nectar/pollen and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
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