BirdUp · Species
Macleay's Honeyeater
Xanthotis macleayanus(Ramsay, EP, 1875)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Xanthotis
At a glance
The Macleay's Honeyeater is a small bird, about 17–22 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 17–22 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Macleay's Honeyeater look like?
The Macleay's Honeyeater is a small bird, about 17–22 cm long and weighing 26–39 g.
Macleay's honeyeater is a honeyeater endemic to Australia. Within Australia it has a limited distribution, occurring only in northern Queensland from Cooktown to the southern end of the Paluma Range. Its natural habitats are tropical dry forests and tropical moist lowland forests.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Macleay's Honeyeater?
The Macleay's 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 Macleay's Honeyeater eat?
The Macleay's Honeyeater feeds on fruit, nectar/pollen and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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