Painted Honeyeater

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Painted Honeyeater
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae Genus: Grantiella Species: G. picta
Binomial name
Grantiella picta (Gould, 1838)

The Painted Honeyeater (Grantiella picta) is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Grantiella. It is endemic to Australia.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Contents 1 Conservation Status 1.1 Australia 1.2 State of Victoria, Australia 2 References

[edit] Conservation Status

[edit] Australia

Painted Honeyeaters are not listed as threatened on the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

[edit] State of Victoria, Australia

• The Painted Honeyeater is listed as threatened on the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act (1988).^[1] Under this Act, an Action Statement for the recovery and future management of this species has been prepared.^[2]

• On the 2007 advisory list of threatened vertebrate fauna in Victoria, the Painted Honeyater is listed as vulnerable.^[3]

[edit] References

1. ^ Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria
2. ^ Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria
3. ^ Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment (2007). Advisory List of Threatened Vertebrate Fauna in Victoria - 2007. East Melbourne, Victoria: Department of Sustainability and Environment, 15. ISBN 978-1-74208-039-0. 

• BirdLife International 2004. Grantiella picta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.