Includes: Indonesian Honeyeater
- Lichmera indistincta
Identification
Male 12–16 cm (4¾-6¼ in); female 11·5–15 cm (4½-6 in)
- Dark olive brown upperparts
- Pale grey underparts
- Yellow tuft behind eye
- Yellow-olive wing patches and tail
- Long curved black bill
Distribution
Asia and Australasia
Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Lesser Sundas, Moluccas
Australasia: Papua New Guinea, Australia: New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Taxonomy
Subspecies limbata was until recently separated as a full species, Indonesian Honeyeater.
Subspecies
Five subspecies are recognized[1].
- L. i. limbata:
- Bali east over the Lesser Sundas to Flores and Timor (Indonesia and Timor-Leste)
- L. i. ocularis:
- South-eastern New Guinea and north-eastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula to northern New South Wales)
- L. i. nupta:
- Aru Islands
- L. i. indistincta:
- South-western Western Australia north and east to north-western Queensland
- L. i. melvillensis:
- Melville and Bathurst Islands (Northern Territory)
Habitat
Open woodland near water, mangroves, heathland, and urban gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists mostly of nectar with the addition of invertebrates, spiders and insects.
Breeding
The female constructs a cup shaped nest from bark, grass and down. The female incubates the eggs, and both sexes feed the young.
Vocalisation
Has a loud strident call.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.1)_red. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Avibase
- Birds in Backyards
- Higgins, P. J., L. Christidis, and H. Ford (2022). Brown Honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.brohon1.01.1
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown Honeyeater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown_Honeyeater
External Links
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