Singing Honeyeater

Gavicalis virescens

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Meliphagidae
Genus
Gavicalis
eBird Code
sinhon1

Vocalizations

Rosalie Lawrence · CC0_1_0
Richard Littauer · CC0_1_0
Reiner Richter · CC_BY_4_0
graeme lunt · CC_BY_4_0
Richard Littauer · CC0_1_0
insiderelic · CC0_1_0
splurgecruise · CC0_1_0
Richard Littauer · CC0_1_0

Subspecies (4)

  • Gavicalis virescens cooperi

    north-central Australia (northern Northern Territory, Tiwi islands, and Groote Eylandt)

  • Gavicalis virescens forresti

    western and central Australia (Pilbara to Kimberley regions, Western Australia, to northwestern Queensland and Flinders Ranges)

  • Gavicalis virescens sonorus

    eastern and southeastern Australia (northeastern Queensland to northwestern Victoria eastward to Eyre Peninsula and coastally from Coorong to Wilson's Promontory)

  • Gavicalis virescens virescens

    southwestern Australia (Shark Bay to southwestern South Australia)

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.