Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater (Gymnomyza viridis)
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Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater

Gymnomyza viridis (Layard, EL, 1875)

88 gWeight

The yellow-billed giant honeyeater (Gymnomyza viridis), also known as yellow-billed honeyeater, yodeling giant honeyeater, the chattering giant honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.

Busiest months: August · Most records: Fiji

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater has been recorded at 2 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Taveuni – Des Voeux PeakFiji103 records
  2. Des Veoux Peak – Mount ManukaFiji71 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Fiji

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 yellow-billed giant honeyeater (Gymnomyza viridis), also known as yellow-billed honeyeater, yodeling giant honeyeater, the chattering giant honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.

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Questions

How big is the Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater?

The Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater weighs around 88 g.

Where does the Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater live?

Its breeding range: Pacific Ocean: Vanua Levu and Taveuni (north-central Fiji, southwestern Polynesia). It is most often recorded in Fiji.

When is the best time to see the Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater?

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

Is the Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater as Least Concern.

What does the Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater in?

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

At a glance

Weight
88 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
116 mm
Tail
106 mm
Bill
41 mm
Tarsus
34 mm

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

Range

Pacific Ocean: Vanua Levu and Taveuni (north-central Fiji, southwestern Polynesia)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Honeyeaters Meliphagidae
Genus
Gymnomyza

Other birds in the genus Gymnomyza

Duetting Giant HoneyeaterDuetting Giant HoneyeaterGymnomyza brunneirostrisMaoMaoGymnomyza samoensisCrow HoneyeaterCrow HoneyeaterGymnomyza aubryanaDark-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
Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater

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