About the Brown Honeyeater
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.
Source: Wikipedia
Taxonomy & Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae) |
| Species | Lichmera indistincta |
| Species Codes | brohon1, BRHO |
Frequently Asked Questions
What family does the Brown Honeyeater belong to?
The Brown Honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta) belongs to the Honeyeaters family (Meliphagidae), in the order Passeriformes.
How can I identify the Brown Honeyeater?
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 i...
Where can I report a Brown Honeyeater sighting?
You can log sightings of Brown Honeyeater on eBird (ebird.org) using species code brohon1, or on iNaturalist.
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