Brown Honeyeater

Lichmera indistincta (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

Brown Honeyeater, Lichmera indistincta, is a passerine of the Meliphagidae family that breeds across Bali, the Lesser Sundas, the Aru Islands, southern New Guinea, and western, northern, central and eastern Australia. It is the only honeyeater recorded west of the Wallace Line. The bird is medium-small and brownish, with yellow-olive areas in the wing and tail and a yellow patch behind the eye. It uses habitats ranging from mangroves to eucalypt woodland, and it moves seasonally within its local area in step with flowering plants.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Meliphagidae — Honeyeaters

Breeding range

Australasia: Bali, Lesser Sundas, Aru Is., sc New Guinea and w, n, c, e Australia