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The Lewin's honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii) is a bird found in Australia. Forests and gardens along the east coast of Australia. It eats fruit, nectar and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Lewin's honeyeater lives

Forests and gardens along the east coast of Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🍎 Fruit50%
• 🌸 Nectar30%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Lewin's honeyeater

Recorded by Romuald Mikusek (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1172495. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Lewin's honeyeater

Where does the Lewin's honeyeater live?

The Lewin's honeyeater lives in Australia. Forests and gardens along the east coast of Australia.

What does the Lewin's honeyeater eat?

fruit (about 50%), nectar (about 30%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Lewin's honeyeater endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

• Royal spoonbill
• Swamp harrier
• Olive-backed oriole
• New Zealand fantail
• Wedge-tailed eagle
• Yellow-tailed black cockatoo

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.