Singing Honeyeater
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Singing Honeyeater

Gavicalis virescens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Ningaloo Marine Park
310 Verified records at Ningaloo Marine Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Singing Honeyeater sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 310 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park

Yellow-throated Miner
LC Endemic

Yellow-throated Miner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Manorina flavigula

50–60% · Likely
Brown Honeyeater
LC

Brown Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lichmera indistincta

30–40% · Possible
White-plumed Honeyeater
LC Endemic

White-plumed Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptilotula penicillata

20–30% · Possible
Grey-headed Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Grey-headed Honeyeater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ptilotula keartlandi

5–10% · With luck
Crimson Chat
LC Endemic

Crimson Chat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Epthianura tricolor

5–10% · Rare
Pied Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Pied Honeyeater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Certhionyx variegatus

<5% · Rare
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthagenys rufogularis

Insufficient data
White-fronted Chat
LC Endemic

White-fronted Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Epthianura albifrons

Insufficient data
Orange Chat
LC Endemic

Orange Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Epthianura aurifrons

Insufficient data
Pied Butcherbird
LC Endemic

Pied Butcherbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cracticus nigrogularis

50–60% · Likely
Welcome Swallow
LC

Welcome Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo neoxena

50–60% · Likely
Torresian Crow
LC

Torresian Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus orru

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
70–80
Feb
60–70
Mar
70–80
Apr
70–80
May
70–80
Jun
70–80
Jul
70–80
Aug
70–80
Sep
50–60
Oct
70–80
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Probability
1 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
70–80%
2 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
70–80%
3 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
4 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
6 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
7 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Singing Honeyeater in Ningaloo Marine Park?

About 71% of wildlife watchers report a Singing Honeyeater sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 310 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Singing Honeyeater in Ningaloo Marine Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Singing Honeyeater in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.

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