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  7. Painted Honeyeater
Painted Honeyeater
Photo · (c) ian_mcallan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

BirdUp · Species

Painted Honeyeater

Grantiella picta(Gould, 1838)

Updated 11 June 2026

Conservation status: VulnerableOrigin: Endemic
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
  • Identification
  • Where
  • When
  • Voice
  • Behaviour
  • Gallery

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

Field specs

Length
14–15 cm
Weight
18–25 g
Wingspan
24 cm

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 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.

  1. Jan
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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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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Painted Honeyeater live in Australia?

The Painted Honeyeater is endemic to Australia, recorded across 32 of Australia’s bioregions.

BreedingEast-central QLD to north-central VIC

Non-breedingNorth-central NT to central QLD

Distribution from BirdUp Australia community data

Legend

  • Resident
  • Vagrant
  • Non-breeding
  • Passage

7 regions recorded