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Grey Honeyeater
Photo · Henrik Grønvold

BirdUp · Species

Grey Honeyeater

Conopophila whitei(North, 1910)

Updated 21 March 2026

Origin: Endemic
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Meliphagidae
Genus
Conopophila

At a glance

The Grey Honeyeater is a tiny bird, about 10–13 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.

Size
10–13 cm
Origin
Endemic
Best seen
Year-round
Commonness
Endemic
  • Identification
  • Where
  • When
  • Behaviour
  • Gallery

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

What does a Grey Honeyeater look like?

The Grey Honeyeater is a tiny bird, about 10–13 cm long and weighing 7–11 g.

The grey honeyeater is a species of bird in the honeyeater family. It is an uncommon and little-known bird, an often overlooked endemic of remote areas in central Australia.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Field specs

Length
10–13 cm
Weight
7–11 g

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 4.0

03 · When

When to look

When can you see a Grey Honeyeater?

The Grey 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 Honeyeater eat?

The Grey Honeyeater feeds on fruit, nectar/pollen and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.

06 · Gallery

Plumage up close

2 photos

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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Grey Honeyeater live in Australia?

The Grey Honeyeater is endemic to Australia, recorded across 16 of Australia’s bioregions.

BreedingWest-central WA to east-central NT and north-west SA (west-central Australia)

Distribution from BirdUp Australia community data

Legend

  • Vagrant
  • Non-breeding
  • Resident

5 regions recorded