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Grey-headed Honeyeater
Ptilotula keartlandi(North, 1895)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Ptilotula
At a glance
The Grey-headed Honeyeater is a small bird, about 13–17 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 13–17 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Grey-headed Honeyeater look like?
The Grey-headed Honeyeater is a small bird, about 13–17 cm long and weighing 12–18 g.
The grey-headed honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Australia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Grey-headed Honeyeater?
The Grey-headed 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 Grey-headed Honeyeater eat?
The Grey-headed Honeyeater feeds on fruit, nectar/pollen and foliage/herbs, usually foraging in pairs or flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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