Grey-eared Honeyeater
Lichmera incana(Latham, J, 1790)
English (US) Gray-eared Honeyeater
UK name: Grey-eared Honeyeater
The Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Lichmera incana
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-eared Honeyeater
- English (UK)
- Grey-eared Honeyeater
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Lichmera incana incana
- Lichmera incana poliotis
- Lichmera incana mareensis
- Lichmera incana griseoviridis
- Lichmera incana flavotincta
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Certhia incana
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
- Type locality
- New Caledonia.
- Original description
- Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1 p.296
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Honeyeaters
New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
White-cheeked Honeyeater
Phylidonyris niger
Banded Honeyeater
Cissomela pectoralis
Scaly-crowned Honeyeater
Lichmera lombokia
Olive Honeyeater
Lichmera argentauris
Brown Honeyeater
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Scaly-breasted Honeyeater
Lichmera squamata
Silver-eared Honeyeater
Lichmera alboauricularis
Buru Honeyeater
Lichmera deningeri
Seram Honeyeater
Lichmera monticola
Flame-eared Honeyeater
Lichmera flavicans
Black-necklaced Honeyeater
Lichmera notabilis
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