How big is a Bar-breasted Honeyeater?

The Bar-breasted Honeyeater is a tiny sized bird weighing about 13 g.

Where can you see a Bar-breasted Honeyeater?

The Bar-breasted Honeyeater is endemic to Australia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Bar-breasted Honeyeater?

The Bar-breasted Honeyeater is most easily confused with the Brown-backed Honeyeater.

Is the Bar-breasted Honeyeater endangered?

The Bar-breasted Honeyeater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Bar-breasted Honeyeater

Ramsayornis fasciatus

Honeyeaters · Passeriformes · Rare

The Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus) is a rare honeyeater found only in Australia, weighing about 13 g. The bar-breasted honeyeater, also known as the White-breasted honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.

Least ConcernRareEndemicEats invertebratesforestdome nest13 g

Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus), photo 1 — Photo: Rosario Douglas · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus), photo 2 — Photo: Rosario Douglas · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus), photo 3 — Photo: Rosario Douglas · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus), photo 4 — Photo: Rosario Douglas · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus), photo 5 — Photo: Rosario Douglas · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus), photo 6 — Photo: Roland Muench · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus), photo 7 — Photo: Roland Muench · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus), photo 8 — Photo: Roland Muench · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus), photo 9 — Photo: gwynmwilliams · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus), photo 10 — Photo: Tony Brown from Perth WA, Australia · CC BY 2.0

About the Bar-breasted Honeyeater

The bar-breasted honeyeater, also known as the White-breasted honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to northern Australia, with a breeding season from late spring to winter. It feeds primarily on nectar and invertebrates.

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Where it lives

Australia

When to see it

Best months: January, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in September. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Brown-backed HoneyeaterRamsayornis modestus

Quick questions

What does a Bar-breasted Honeyeater look like?: The bar-breasted honeyeater, also known as the White-breasted honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.
How big is a Bar-breasted Honeyeater?: The Bar-breasted Honeyeater is a tiny sized bird weighing about 13 g.
Where can you see a Bar-breasted Honeyeater?: The Bar-breasted Honeyeater is endemic to Australia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Bar-breasted Honeyeater?: The Bar-breasted Honeyeater is most easily confused with the Brown-backed Honeyeater.
Is the Bar-breasted Honeyeater endangered?: The Bar-breasted Honeyeater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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