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Strong-billed Honeyeater
Photo · Gould, 1837

BirdUp · Species

Strong-billed Honeyeater

Melithreptus validirostris(Gould, 1837)

Updated 21 March 2026

Origin: Endemic
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Meliphagidae
Genus
Melithreptus

At a glance

The Strong-billed Honeyeater is a small bird, about 15 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.

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

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

What does a Strong-billed Honeyeater look like?

The Strong-billed Honeyeater is a small bird, about 15 cm long and weighing 23–31 g.

The strong-billed honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is one of two species of the genus Melithreptus endemic to Tasmania. Its natural habitat is temperate forest.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Field specs

Length
15 cm
Weight
22.5–30.5 g

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 4.0

03 · When

When to look

When can you see a Strong-billed Honeyeater?

The Strong-billed 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 Strong-billed Honeyeater eat?

The Strong-billed Honeyeater feeds on fruit, nectar/pollen and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks.

06 · Gallery

Plumage up close

6 photos

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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Strong-billed Honeyeater live in Australia?

The Strong-billed Honeyeater is endemic to Australia, recorded across 15 of Australia’s bioregions.

BreedingTasmania and Bass Strait is. (south-east Australia)

Distribution from BirdUp Australia community data

Legend

  • Breeding
  • Resident
  • Vagrant

7 regions recorded