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Mangrove Honeyeater
Gavicalis fasciogularis(Gould, 1854)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Gavicalis
At a glance
The Mangrove Honeyeater is a medium-sized bird, about 20 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 20 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Mangrove Honeyeater look like?
The Mangrove Honeyeater is a medium-sized bird, about 20 cm long and weighing 22–33 g.
The mangrove honeyeater is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. The species was once considered to be conspecific with the varied honeyeater, but it is now treated as a separate species. These two species form a genus with the singing honeyeater.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Mangrove Honeyeater?
The Mangrove Honeyeater is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
Martin Rady · Cleveland QLD 4163, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Mangrove Honeyeater eat?
The Mangrove Honeyeater feeds on fruit, nectar/pollen, terrestrial invertebrates and intertidal invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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