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Painted honeyeater

Grantiella picta (Gould, 1838)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The painted honeyeater (Grantiella picta) is a species in the family Meliphagidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 18 g to 22.8 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Painted honeyeater (Grantiella picta)
Photo: Aviceda · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the painted honeyeater

Weight
18 g – 22.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the painted honeyeater live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The painted honeyeater is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Why a country list is not a range map

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the painted honeyeater?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The painted honeyeater (Grantiella picta) is a species of honeyeater in a monotypic genus.

From the Wikipedia article “Painted honeyeater” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Painted_honeyeater&oldid=1380009117), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the painted honeyeater endangered?

The painted honeyeater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the painted honeyeater classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMeliphagidae
  6. genusGrantiella
  7. SpeciesGrantiella picta (Gould, 1838)

Synonyms Conopophila picta, Entomophila borealis, Entomophila picta, Grantiella picta cloncurri

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • menjamel bec-roigCatalan
  • medosavka ozdobnáCzech
  • Rødnæbbet HonningæderDanish
  • GranthonigfresserGerman
  • Bunter HonigfresserGerman
  • MistelhonigfresserGerman
  • Rotschnabel-HonigfresserGerman
  • pentrita mielmanĝuloEsperanto
  • Mielero pintadoSpanish
  • mistelisieppomesikkoFinnish
  • Méliphage peintFrench
  • medojed imelašCroatian
  • piroscsőrű mézevőHungarian
  • Succiamiele pittatoItalian
  • ミミジロセグロミツスイJapanese
  • grantielaLithuanian
  • Bonte HoningeterDutch
  • mistelteinhonningeterNorwegian
  • złotolotekPolish
  • melífago-pintadoPortuguese
  • papa-mel-pintadoPortuguese
  • Расписной медососRussian
  • Расписная конопофилаRussian
  • medárik maľovanýSlovak
  • mistelhonungsfågelSwedish
  • Boyalı BalkuşuTurkish
  • медолюб золотокрилийUkrainian
  • 彩蚊蜜鸟Chinese
  • 彩色嗜蚊蜜鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the painted honeyeater

Other species in the same family Meliphagidae.

LC, Least Concern
Tūī (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae)

Tūī

Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae

Meliphagidae

LC, Least Concern
Noisy miner (Manorina melanocephala)

Noisy miner

Manorina melanocephala

Meliphagidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the painted honeyeater?

An adult painted honeyeater weighs 18 g – 22.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the painted honeyeater live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the painted honeyeater for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the painted honeyeater endangered?

The painted honeyeater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the painted honeyeater?

The painted honeyeater (Grantiella picta) belongs to the family Meliphagidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{painted_honeyeater_2026,
  title = {Painted honeyeater (Grantiella picta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/painted-honeyeater},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}