Brown Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta(Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827)
English (US) Brown Honeyeater
The Brown Honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta) 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 indistincta
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown Honeyeater
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Lichmera indistincta limbata
- Lichmera indistincta nupta
- Lichmera indistincta melvillensis
- Lichmera indistincta indistincta
- Lichmera indistincta ocularis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Meliphaga indistincta
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827)
- Type locality
- King George Sound, southern Western Australia.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 15, pt.1 p.315
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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