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The Regent honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia) is a bird found in Australia. Found in Australia. It eats nectar, insects and other small invertebrates and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

🏡 Where the Regent honeyeater lives

Found in Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🌸 Nectar70%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs20%
• 🍎 Fruit10%

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

Conservation status

Hear the Regent honeyeater

Recorded by Liam Murphy (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC659921. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Regent honeyeater

Where does the Regent honeyeater live?

The Regent honeyeater lives in Australia. Found in Australia.

What does the Regent honeyeater eat?

nectar (about 70%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%), fruit (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Regent honeyeater endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

• Baudin's black cockatoo
• Carnaby's black cockatoo
• Amsterdam albatross
• Antipodean albatross
• Northern royal albatross
• Northern rockhopper penguin

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