Tawny-breasted Honeyeater (Xanthotis flaviventer)
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Tawny-breasted Honeyeater

Xanthotis flaviventer (Lesson, RP, 1828)

40 gWeight

The tawny-breasted honeyeater (Xanthotis flaviventer) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.

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

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Tawny-breasted Honeyeater has been recorded at 31 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Varirata National ParkPapua New Guinea387 records
  2. West Waigeo birding roadIndonesia189 records
  3. MalagufukIndonesia154 records
More places
  1. Boystown Road – Bowerbird HillPapua New Guinea107 records
  2. Kwatu LodgePapua New Guinea107 records
  3. Dablin Creek RoadPapua New Guinea97 records
  4. Sera (formerly Crater Mountain) Biological Research StationPapua New Guinea81 records
  5. Tabubil AreaPapua New Guinea73 records
  6. West Waigeo forest - Red and Wilson's BOP sites areaIndonesia69 records
  7. Nimbokrang – Jalan Korea swamp forestIndonesia57 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.

About

The tawny-breasted honeyeater (Xanthotis flaviventer) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.

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Questions

How big is the Tawny-breasted Honeyeater?

The Tawny-breasted Honeyeater weighs around 40 g.

Where does the Tawny-breasted Honeyeater live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: New Guinea and satellites, and northeastern Australia. It is most often recorded in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

When is the best time to see the Tawny-breasted Honeyeater?

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

Is the Tawny-breasted Honeyeater endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Tawny-breasted Honeyeater as Least Concern.

What does the Tawny-breasted Honeyeater eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Tawny-breasted Honeyeater in?

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

At a glance

Weight
40 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
98 mm
Tail
77 mm
Bill
29 mm
Tarsus
26 mm

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

Range

Australasia: New Guinea and satellites, and northeastern Australia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Honeyeaters Meliphagidae
Genus
Xanthotis

Other birds in the genus Xanthotis

Spotted HoneyeaterSpotted HoneyeaterXanthotis polygrammusMacleay's HoneyeaterMacleay's HoneyeaterXanthotis macleayanusDark-eared MyzaDark-eared MyzaMyza celebensisWhite-eared MyzaWhite-eared MyzaMyza sarasinorumEastern SpinebillEastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostrisWestern SpinebillWestern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus superciliosusGreen-backed HoneyeaterGreen-backed HoneyeaterGlycichaera fallaxSooty HoneyeaterSooty HoneyeaterMelionyx fuscusLong-bearded HoneyeaterLong-bearded HoneyeaterMelionyx princepsShort-bearded HoneyeaterShort-bearded HoneyeaterMelionyx nouhuysi
Tawny-breasted Honeyeater

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