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Painted Honeyeater
Grantiella picta(Gould, 1838)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Grantiella
At a glance
The Painted Honeyeater is a small bird, about 14–15 cm long, listed as Vulnerable and endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 14–15 cm
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Rare
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Painted Honeyeater look like?
The Painted Honeyeater is a small bird, about 14–15 cm long and weighing 18–25 g.
The painted honeyeater is a species of honeyeater in a monotypic genus.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Painted Honeyeater?
The Painted 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
jimchurches · Lake Rd, Ungarie, NSW, AU
Call
jimchurches · Lake Rd, Ungarie, NSW, AU
Call
jimchurches · Lake Rd, Ungarie, NSW, AU
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Painted Honeyeater eat?
The Painted 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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