Brown Honeyeater
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| Lichmera indistincta Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 |
The Brown Honeyeater, Lichmera indistincta is a honeyeater, a group of birds found mainly in Australia and New Guinea which have highly developed brush-tipped tongues adapted for nectar feeding.
In Australia it occurs in thickets throughout much of western, northern and eastern Australia, being absent only from the coldest or wettest areas.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Lichmera indistincta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 29 December 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- Storr, G. M. and R. E. Johnstone (1985). A Field Guide to the Birds of Western Australia (Second Edition). Perth, Western Australia: Western Australian Museum. ISBN 0-7244-8698-4.
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