---
title: "Wielewaalhoningeter"
description: "Gavicalis versicolor — Vogels. The varied honeyeater (Gavicalis versicolor) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/varied-honeyeater
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Wielewaalhoningeter

> Gavicalis versicolor — Vogels. The varied honeyeater (Gavicalis versicolor) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.

- Scientific name: *Gavicalis versicolor*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 820
- Wikidata: [Q27075246](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27075246)
- iNaturalist taxon: [508974](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/508974)

## Names

- en: Varied Honeyeater
- de: Pirolhonigfresser
- es: Mielero versicolor
- fr: Méliphage versicolore
- it: Succiamiele vario
- nl: Wielewaalhoningeter
- pt: Lichenostomus versicolor
- pl: Złotouch zmienny

## Countries with the most observations

AU (677), ID (74), PG (39)

## Summary

The varied honeyeater (Gavicalis versicolor) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in coastal areas of New Guinea and eastern Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
The varied honeyeater was previously placed in the genus Lichenostomus, but was moved to Gavicalis after molecular phylogenetic analysis, published in 2011, showed that the original genus was polyphyletic.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varied_honeyeater

## Photo

![Wielewaalhoningeter](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/varied-honeyeater/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193294353

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/varied-honeyeater?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).