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The Singing honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens) is a bird found in Australia. Scrubby woods and gardens across Australia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and nectar. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Singing honeyeater lives

Scrubby woods and gardens across Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs60%
• 🍎 Fruit20%
• 🌸 Nectar20%

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

Conservation status

Hear the Singing honeyeater

Recorded by Christopher Watson (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC643095. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Singing honeyeater

Where does the Singing honeyeater live?

The Singing honeyeater lives in Australia. Scrubby woods and gardens across Australia.

What does the Singing honeyeater eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 60%), fruit (about 20%), nectar (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Singing honeyeater endangered?

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

More birds from Australia & Oceania

• South Island giant moa
• Stephens Island wren
• Great Knot
• New Zealand Plover
• Black-fronted Tern
• Orange-fronted parakeet

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