How big is a Yellow-bellied Longbill?

The Yellow-bellied Longbill is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.

Where can you see a Yellow-bellied Longbill?

The Yellow-bellied Longbill occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

What birds look similar to a Yellow-bellied Longbill?

The Yellow-bellied Longbill is most easily confused with the Slaty-headed Longbill.

Is the Yellow-bellied Longbill endangered?

The Yellow-bellied Longbill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Yellow-bellied Longbill

Toxorhamphus novaeguineae

Longbills and Berrypeckers · Passeriformes · Rare

The Yellow-bellied Longbill (Toxorhamphus novaeguineae) is a rare longbills and berrypecker found in 2 countries, weighing about 12 g. The yellow-bellied longbill or green-crowned longbill is a species of bird in the family Melanocharitidae.

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Yellow-bellied Longbill (Toxorhamphus novaeguineae), photo 1 — Photo: Кирилл · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-bellied Longbill (Toxorhamphus novaeguineae), photo 2 — Photo: Кирилл · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-bellied Longbill (Toxorhamphus novaeguineae), photo 3 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-bellied Longbill (Toxorhamphus novaeguineae), photo 4 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-bellied Longbill (Toxorhamphus novaeguineae), photo 5 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-bellied Longbill (Toxorhamphus novaeguineae), photo 6 — Photo: Jønsson, Knud|Reeve, Andrew|Bodawatta, Kasun · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-bellied Longbill (Toxorhamphus novaeguineae), photo 7 — Photo: Bodawatta, Kasun|Reeve, Andrew|Jønsson, Knud · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-bellied Longbill (Toxorhamphus novaeguineae), photo 8 — Photo: Bodawatta, Kasun|Reeve, Andrew|Jønsson, Knud · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-bellied Longbill (Toxorhamphus novaeguineae), photo 9 — Photo: Bodawatta, Kasun|Jønsson, Knud|Reeve, Andrew · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-bellied Longbill (Toxorhamphus novaeguineae), photo 10 — Photo: Bodawatta, Kasun|Jønsson, Knud|Reeve, Andrew · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Yellow-bellied Longbill

The yellow-bellied longbill or green-crowned longbill is a species of bird in the family Melanocharitidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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Where it lives

Papua New Guinea Indonesia

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Slaty-headed LongbillToxorhamphus poliopterus

Quick questions

What does a Yellow-bellied Longbill look like?: The yellow-bellied longbill or green-crowned longbill is a species of bird in the family Melanocharitidae.
How big is a Yellow-bellied Longbill?: The Yellow-bellied Longbill is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.
Where can you see a Yellow-bellied Longbill?: The Yellow-bellied Longbill occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
What birds look similar to a Yellow-bellied Longbill?: The Yellow-bellied Longbill is most easily confused with the Slaty-headed Longbill.
Is the Yellow-bellied Longbill endangered?: The Yellow-bellied Longbill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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