Brown Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta
Least ConcernAves · Passeriformes · Meliphagidae
About
The brown honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It belongs to the honeyeaters, a group of birds which have highly developed brush-tipped tongues adapted for nectar feeding. Honeyeaters are found mainly in Australia, New Guinea, and parts of Indonesia, but the brown honeyeater is unique in that it also occurs on the island of Bali, making it the only honeyeater to be found west of the Wallace Line, the biogeographical boundary between the Australian-Papuan and Oriental zoogeographical regions.
Fun Fact
It belongs to the honeyeaters, a group of birds which have highly developed brush-tipped tongues adapted for nectar feeding.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Ranges across a broad band from Newcastle on the New South Wales coast north and west to Queensland and the Top End to southwestern Western Australia.
Diet
Eaten include beetles, flies, ants, wasps, and bees.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance