How do you identify a Crow Honeyeater?

The species measures 35 to 42.5 cm (13.8–16.7 in). Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Crow Honeyeater?

The Crow Honeyeater is a medium sized bird weighing about 195 g.

Where can you see a Crow Honeyeater?

The Crow Honeyeater is endemic to New Caledonia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Crow Honeyeater?

The Crow Honeyeater is most easily confused with the Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater, the Mao and the Duetting Giant Honeyeater.

Is the Crow Honeyeater endangered?

The Crow Honeyeater is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Crow Honeyeater

Gymnomyza aubryana

Honeyeaters · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Crow Honeyeater (Gymnomyza aubryana) is a legendary honeyeater found only in New Caledonia, weighing about 195 g. The crow honeyeater is a very large honeyeater endemic to humid forests in New Caledonia in the South Pacific.

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Crow Honeyeater (Gymnomyza aubryana), photo 1 — Photo: Ben Keen · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

About the Crow Honeyeater

The crow honeyeater is a very large honeyeater endemic to humid forests in New Caledonia in the South Pacific.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

How to identify it

The species measures 35 to 42.5 cm (13.8–16.7 in). It has orange facial wattles. It superficially resembles a crow with its glossy black plumage and a curved beak. Crow honeyeaters have long rounded wings and a long tail and neck. Their bill is long and bicolored – yellow below, black above. It has a loud, ringing call, which is predominantly heard in the early mornings. Crow honeyeaters are monogamous.

Where it lives

New Caledonia

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Crow Honeyeater?: The species measures 35 to 42.5 cm (13.8–16.7 in). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Crow Honeyeater?: The Crow Honeyeater is a medium sized bird weighing about 195 g.
Where can you see a Crow Honeyeater?: The Crow Honeyeater is endemic to New Caledonia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Crow Honeyeater?: The Crow Honeyeater is most easily confused with the Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater, the Mao and the Duetting Giant Honeyeater.
Is the Crow Honeyeater endangered?: The Crow Honeyeater is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

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