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Grey Honeyeater
Conopophila whitei (North, 1910)
10–12 cmLength9.8 gWeight
The grey honeyeater (Conopophila whitei) is a species of bird in the honeyeater family.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The grey honeyeater (Conopophila whitei) is a species of bird in the honeyeater family.
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Questions
How big is the Grey Honeyeater?
The Grey Honeyeater is about 10–12 cm long and weighs around 9.8 g.
Where does the Grey Honeyeater live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: west-central Western Australia to east-central Northern Territory and northwestern South Australia (west-central Australia).
Is the Grey Honeyeater endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Grey Honeyeater as Least Concern.
What does the Grey Honeyeater eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Grey Honeyeater in?
It belongs to the family Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- 10–12 cm
- Weight
- 9.8 g
- Habitat
- Woodland
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Partial migrant
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 62 mm
- Tail
- 42 mm
- Bill
- 12 mm
- Tarsus
- 16 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Australasia: west-central Western Australia to east-central Northern Territory and northwestern South Australia (west-central Australia)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Honeyeaters Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Conopophila
Other birds in the genus Conopophila
Rufous-banded HoneyeaterConopophila albogularis
Rufous-throated HoneyeaterConopophila rufogularis
Dark-eared MyzaMyza celebensis
White-eared MyzaMyza sarasinorum
Eastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Western SpinebillAcanthorhynchus superciliosus
Green-backed HoneyeaterGlycichaera fallax
Sooty HoneyeaterMelionyx fuscus
Long-bearded HoneyeaterMelionyx princeps
Short-bearded HoneyeaterMelionyx nouhuysi
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