How big is a Grey-headed Honeyeater?

The Grey-headed Honeyeater is a small sized bird weighing about 15 g.

Where can you see a Grey-headed Honeyeater?

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

What does a Grey-headed Honeyeater sound like?

You can listen to a field recording of the Grey-headed Honeyeater on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.

What birds look similar to a Grey-headed Honeyeater?

The Grey-headed Honeyeater is most easily confused with the Grey-fronted Honeyeater, the Yellow-tinted Honeyeater and the Yellow-plumed Honeyeater.

Is the Grey-headed Honeyeater endangered?

The Grey-headed Honeyeater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Grey-headed Honeyeater

Ptilotula keartlandi

Honeyeaters · Passeriformes · Rare

The Grey-headed Honeyeater (Ptilotula keartlandi) is a rare honeyeater found only in Australia, weighing about 15 g. The grey-headed honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.

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Grey-headed Honeyeater (Ptilotula keartlandi), photo 1 — Photo: James H · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grey-headed Honeyeater (Ptilotula keartlandi), photo 2 — Photo: James H · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grey-headed Honeyeater (Ptilotula keartlandi), photo 3 — Photo: James H · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grey-headed Honeyeater (Ptilotula keartlandi), photo 4 — Photo: Caroline Coupland · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grey-headed Honeyeater (Ptilotula keartlandi), photo 5 — Photo: Caroline Coupland · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grey-headed Honeyeater (Ptilotula keartlandi), photo 6 — Photo: Caroline Coupland · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grey-headed Honeyeater (Ptilotula keartlandi), photo 7 — Photo: Caroline Coupland · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grey-headed Honeyeater (Ptilotula keartlandi), photo 8 — Photo: Caroline Coupland · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grey-headed Honeyeater (Ptilotula keartlandi), photo 9 — Photo: Julia Palmer · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grey-headed Honeyeater (Ptilotula keartlandi), photo 10 — Photo: Julia Palmer · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Grey-headed Honeyeater

The grey-headed honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Australia.

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

What the Grey-headed Honeyeater sounds like

Recording: Peter Russell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

Australia

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Grey-headed Honeyeater look like?: The grey-headed honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.
How big is a Grey-headed Honeyeater?: The Grey-headed Honeyeater is a small sized bird weighing about 15 g.
Where can you see a Grey-headed Honeyeater?: The Grey-headed Honeyeater is endemic to Australia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What does a Grey-headed Honeyeater sound like?: You can listen to a field recording of the Grey-headed Honeyeater on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
What birds look similar to a Grey-headed Honeyeater?: The Grey-headed Honeyeater is most easily confused with the Grey-fronted Honeyeater, the Yellow-tinted Honeyeater and the Yellow-plumed Honeyeater.
Is the Grey-headed Honeyeater endangered?: The Grey-headed Honeyeater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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