Kimberley Honeyeater

Territornis fordiana (Schodde, 1989)

24 gWeight

Where and when it's recorded

No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.

Questions

How big is the Kimberley Honeyeater?

The Kimberley Honeyeater weighs around 24 g.

Where does the Kimberley Honeyeater live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: Kimberley region, northeastern Western Australia (northwestern Australia).

What does the Kimberley Honeyeater eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Kimberley Honeyeater in?

It belongs to the family Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight: 24 g
Habitat: Forest
Diet: Omnivore
Lifestyle: Perches in trees
Migration: Resident (barely migrates)

More measurements

Wing: 83 mm
Tail: 74 mm
Bill: 22 mm
Tarsus: 21 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Australasia: Kimberley region, northeastern Western Australia (northwestern Australia)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order: Passerines Passeriformes
Family: Honeyeaters Meliphagidae
Genus: Territornis

Other birds in the genus Territornis

White-lined HoneyeaterTerritornis albilineata

Streak-breasted HoneyeaterTerritornis reticulata

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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