Brown Honeyeater

Lichmera indistincta

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Meliphagidae
Genus
Lichmera
eBird Code
brohon1

Vocalizations

Will Cornwell · CC_BY_4_0
Donald Davesne · CC_BY_4_0
Jonathan Mills-Anderson · CC0_1_0
Pete Woodall · CC_BY_4_0
Pete Woodall · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (5)

  • Lichmera indistincta indistincta

    western and northwestern Australia (southwestern Australia eastward to Eucla, to northwestern Queensland but excluding southern deserts)

  • Lichmera indistincta limbata

    Bali and Lesser Sundas to Flores and Timor

  • Lichmera indistincta melvillensis

    central northern Australia (Tiwi Islands, off Northern Territory)

  • Lichmera indistincta nupta

    Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea)

  • Lichmera indistincta ocularis

    southeastern New Guinea and northeastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula, northern Queensland, southward to southern New South Wales)

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.