Singing Honeyeater
Gavicalis virescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyMeliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
- GenusGavicalis (Gavicalis Honeyeaters)
- SpeciesGavicalis virescens (Singing Honeyeater)
About the Singing Honeyeater
The singing honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens) is a small bird found in Australia, and is part of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. The bird lives in a wide range of shrubland, woodland, and coastal habitat. It is relatively common and is widespread right across Australia west of the Great Dividing Range, through to the west coast and on Western Australian coastal islands. It does not occur in other countries.
The singing honeyeater was originally described as Meliphaga virescens lipferti. It was previously placed in the genus Lichenostomus, but was moved to Gavicalis after a molecular phylogenetic analysis, published in 2011, showed that the original genus was polyphyletic. The generic name is formed from an anagram of the sister genus Caligavis; the specific epithet is the Latin virescens meaning 'greenish'.
Singing honeyeaters can vary in length from 17–22 cm (6.7–8.7 in). Their overall appearance is grey-brown. The tail and wings are olive-green with flashes of yellow. There is a broad, black stripe running from the behind the beak to the back, and a yellow streak immediately below this from the eye. The bird's song ranges from scratchy to melodious... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Cape Range
Brown Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta
Yellow-throated Miner
Manorina flavigula
Grey-headed Honeyeater
Ptilotula keartlandi
White-plumed Honeyeater
Ptilotula penicillata
Crimson Chat
Epthianura tricolor
Pied Honeyeater
Certhionyx variegatus
Orange Chat
Epthianura aurifrons
Pied Butcherbird
Cracticus nigrogularis
Western Bowerbird
Chlamydera guttata
White-winged Fairywren
Malurus leucopterus
Australian Yellow White-eye
Zosterops luteus
Mangrove Fantail
Rhipidura phasiana
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Singing Honeyeater in Cape Range?
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Singing Honeyeater sighting in Cape Range, based on 222 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Singing Honeyeater in Cape Range?
May has the highest sighting rate for Singing Honeyeater in Cape Range in our monthly data.