Wattled Smoky Honeyeater (Melipotes carolae)
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Wattled Smoky Honeyeater

Melipotes carolae Beehler, Prawiradilaga, de Fretes & Kemp, N, 2007

59 gWeight

The wattled smoky honeyeater or Foja honeyeater (Melipotes carolae) is a species of honeyeater with a sooty-grey plumage and a black bill.

Least Concern

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 wattled smoky honeyeater or Foja honeyeater (Melipotes carolae) is a species of honeyeater with a sooty-grey plumage and a black bill. The most distinctive feature is arguably the extensive reddish-orange facial skin and pendulous wattle. In other members of the genus Melipotes, these sections only appear reddish when "flushed" and the wattle is smaller.

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Questions

How big is the Wattled Smoky Honeyeater?

The Wattled Smoky Honeyeater weighs around 59 g.

Where does the Wattled Smoky Honeyeater live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: Foja Mountains (western New Guinea).

Is the Wattled Smoky Honeyeater endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Wattled Smoky Honeyeater as Least Concern.

What does the Wattled Smoky Honeyeater eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Wattled Smoky Honeyeater in?

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

At a glance

Weight
59 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
107 mm
Tail
100 mm
Bill
23 mm
Tarsus
30 mm

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

Range

Australasia: Foja Mountains (western New Guinea)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Honeyeaters Meliphagidae
Genus
Melipotes

Other birds in the genus Melipotes

Arfak HoneyeaterArfak HoneyeaterMelipotes gymnopsCommon Smoky HoneyeaterCommon Smoky HoneyeaterMelipotes fumigatusSpangled HoneyeaterSpangled HoneyeaterMelipotes aterDark-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 princeps
Wattled Smoky Honeyeater

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