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Brown Honeyeater

Lichmera indistincta

Photo by KerryHawkins
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Field Notes

Description:

Plain olive brown honeyeater with small yellow patch behind eye and usually with yellow gape ( except male while breeding when it's black) Edges of wing feathers washed greenish yellow. 12-16cm

Habitat:

Around a creek in Adel's Grove

Species ID Suggestions

Brown Honeyeater

Lichmera indistincta

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Comments (3)
KerryHawkins
Sounds good. I read the blurb about the Brown honeyeater and it says the male has a black gape while breeding! Halleluiah! Thanks Kram!
Kram
Took me a while but I think that might be it?

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Central Queensland Wildlife
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PublishedApril 11, 2013

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