BirdUp · Species
Tawny-breasted Honeyeater
Xanthotis flaviventer(Lesson, RP, 1828)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Xanthotis
At a glance
The Tawny-breasted Honeyeater is a small bird, about 18–21 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 18–21 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Local
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Tawny-breasted Honeyeater look like?
The Tawny-breasted Honeyeater is a small bird, about 18–21 cm long and weighing 27–55 g.
The tawny-breasted honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Tawny-breasted Honeyeater?
The Tawny-breasted 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 Tawny-breasted Honeyeater eat?
The Tawny-breasted Honeyeater feeds on fruit, nectar/pollen and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
5 photos
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