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    (c) Benjamin Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Mark Ayers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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    (c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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    (c) Nigel Marsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Andrew Rock, all rights reserved

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Brown Honeyeater

Lichmera indistincta

Worldwide
11,172 observations
Group
Birds
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About

The brown honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta) belongs to the honeyeaters, a group of birds found mainly in Australia and New Guinea which have highly developed brush-tipped tongues adapted for nectar feeding. It is a medium-small brownish bird, with yellow-olive panels in the tail and wing and a yellow tuft behind the eye.

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