Lichmera [indistincta or limbata] (Brown or Indonesian Honeyeater)

Brown or Indonesian Honeyeater

Lichmera [indistincta or limbata] (= Lichmera indistincta) (Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T 1827)

The brown honeyeater 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. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Meliphagidae
Genus:
   Lichmera
Scientific:
  Lichmera indistincta

Original description

Citation:
(Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T 1827)

Reference:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London (1), 15(1826) p.315

Protonym:
Meliphaga indistincta

Type locality:
King George Sound, southern Western Australia.

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/778564

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
7CF36CE07942A2F4

Avibase ID:
avibase-7CF36CE0

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7CF36CE0

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560811

Geographic range:

Lichmera limbata: Bali and Lesser Sundas to Flores and Timor
Lichmera [indistincta or limbata]: Bali, Lesser Sundas, south-central New Guinea, including Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea), and western, northern, central, and eastern Australia
Lichmera indistincta indistincta: southwestern Western Australia northward and eastward to northwestern Queensland
Lichmera indistincta ocularis: southeastern New Guinea and northeastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula to northern New South Wales)
Lichmera indistincta nupta: Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea)
Lichmera indistincta melvillensis: Melville and Bathurst islands (Northern Territory)
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Brown or Indonesian Honeyeater
French:
Méliphage brunâtre ou M. frangé

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Brown or Indonesian Honeyeater ( Lichmera [indistincta or limbata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Brown or Indonesian Honeyeater ( Lichmera [indistincta or limbata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Brown or Indonesian Honeyeater ( Lichmera [indistincta or limbata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Brown or Indonesian Honeyeater ( Lichmera [indistincta or limbata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Brown or Indonesian Honeyeater ( Lichmera [indistincta or limbata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Brown or Indonesian Honeyeater ( Lichmera [indistincta or limbata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Brown or Indonesian Honeyeater ( Lichmera [indistincta or limbata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Brown or Indonesian Honeyeater ( Lichmera [indistincta or limbata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Brown or Indonesian Honeyeater ( Lichmera [indistincta or limbata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Brown or Indonesian Honeyeater ( Lichmera [indistincta or limbata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Brown or Indonesian Honeyeater ( Lichmera [indistincta or limbata])
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Méliphage brunâtre ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition: Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition: Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club: Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Lichmera indistincta [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Lichmera indistincta [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Lichmera indistincta [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Brown Honeyeater ( Lichmera indistincta) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lichmera indistincta [version 1]

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