Scrub Honeyeater (Microptilotis albonotatus)
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Scrub Honeyeater

Microptilotis albonotatus (Salvadori, 1876)

22 gWeight

Busiest months: July–August · Most records: Papua New Guinea, Indonesia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: July–August · Most records: Papua New Guinea, Indonesia

Scrub Honeyeater has been recorded at 28 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Dablin Creek RoadPapua New Guinea100 records
  2. Tabubil AreaPapua New Guinea73 records
  3. Ok Menga Hydro IntakePapua New Guinea28 records
More places
  1. MalagufukIndonesia23 records
  2. Kwatu LodgePapua New Guinea22 records
  3. Malagufuk villageIndonesia20 records
  4. Tabubil-Kiunga Rd – Km 17Papua New Guinea16 records
  5. Sera (formerly Crater Mountain) Biological Research StationPapua New Guinea14 records
  6. Varirata National ParkPapua New Guinea10 records
  7. Fly River – between Kiunga and Elevala RiverPapua New Guinea9 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Papua New GuineaIndonesia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Scrub Honeyeater?

The Scrub Honeyeater weighs around 22 g.

Where does the Scrub Honeyeater live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: Bird's Head and Neck (northwestern New Guinea), southern New Guinea to Huon Gulf (northeastern New Guinea). It is most often recorded in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

When is the best time to see the Scrub Honeyeater?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in July and August (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Scrub Honeyeater endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Scrub Honeyeater as Least Concern.

What does the Scrub Honeyeater eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Scrub Honeyeater in?

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

At a glance

Weight
22 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
84 mm
Tail
69 mm
Bill
22 mm
Tarsus
22 mm

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

Range

Australasia: Bird's Head and Neck (northwestern New Guinea), southern New Guinea to Huon Gulf (northeastern New Guinea)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Honeyeaters Meliphagidae
Genus
Microptilotis

Other birds in the genus Microptilotis

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Scrub Honeyeater

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