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  5. Microptilotis
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  7. Graceful Honeyeater

BirdUp · Species

Graceful Honeyeater

Microptilotis gracilis(Gould, 1866)

Conservation status: Least ConcernOrigin: Native
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
  • Identification
  • Where
  • Behaviour

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

Field specs

Length
15–17 cm
Weight
12.5–17.9 g

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 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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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Graceful Honeyeater live in Australia?

The Graceful Honeyeater is native to Australia.

Breeding range
Aru Is. (south-west of New Guinea), south New Guinea, Torres Strait is. and Cape York Pen. (north-east QLD, far north-east Australia)