How big is a Long-billed Honeyeater?

The Long-billed Honeyeater is a small sized bird weighing about 44 g.

Where can you see a Long-billed Honeyeater?

The Long-billed Honeyeater occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

What birds look similar to a Long-billed Honeyeater?

The Long-billed Honeyeater is most easily confused with the Yellow Chat, the Kikau and the Grey-streaked Honeyeater.

Is the Long-billed Honeyeater endangered?

The Long-billed Honeyeater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Long-billed Honeyeater

Melilestes megarhynchus

Honeyeaters · Passeriformes · Rare

The Long-billed Honeyeater (Melilestes megarhynchus) is a rare honeyeater found in 2 countries, weighing about 44 g. The long-billed honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.

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Long-billed Honeyeater (Melilestes megarhynchus), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Jonathan M, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jonathan M · cc-by

Long-billed Honeyeater (Melilestes megarhynchus), photo 2 — Photo: Zara · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-billed Honeyeater (Melilestes megarhynchus), photo 3 — Photo: Zara · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-billed Honeyeater (Melilestes megarhynchus), photo 4 — Photo: Zara · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-billed Honeyeater (Melilestes megarhynchus), photo 5 — Photo: Zara · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-billed Honeyeater (Melilestes megarhynchus), photo 6 — Photo: mihirjoshi · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-billed Honeyeater (Melilestes megarhynchus), photo 7 — Photo: Jonathan M · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-billed Honeyeater (Melilestes megarhynchus), photo 8 — Photo: Jønsson, Knud|Reeve, Andrew|Bodawatta, Kasun · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-billed Honeyeater (Melilestes megarhynchus), photo 9 — Photo: Bodawatta, Kasun|Reeve, Andrew|Jønsson, Knud · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-billed Honeyeater (Melilestes megarhynchus), photo 10 — Photo: Bodawatta, Kasun|Reeve, Andrew|Jønsson, Knud · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Long-billed Honeyeater

The long-billed honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is monotypic within the genus Melilestes.

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Where it lives

Papua New Guinea Indonesia

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Long-billed Honeyeater look like?: The long-billed honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.
How big is a Long-billed Honeyeater?: The Long-billed Honeyeater is a small sized bird weighing about 44 g.
Where can you see a Long-billed Honeyeater?: The Long-billed Honeyeater occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
What birds look similar to a Long-billed Honeyeater?: The Long-billed Honeyeater is most easily confused with the Yellow Chat, the Kikau and the Grey-streaked Honeyeater.
Is the Long-billed Honeyeater endangered?: The Long-billed Honeyeater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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