Lichenostomus
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Lichenostomus is a relatively large genus of honeyeater
s (only Myzomela
has more members). Of the 20+ species, most are restricted to Australia
, but there are also a few species in New Guinea
.
It contains the following species:
Honeyeater
The honeyeaters are a large and diverse family of small to medium sized birds most common in Australia and New Guinea, but also found in New Zealand, the Pacific islands as far east as Samoa and Tonga, and the islands to the north and west of New Guinea known as Wallacea...
s (only Myzomela
Myzomela
Myzomela is a genus of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. It is the largest genus of honeyeaters, with 31 species, and the most geographically widespread...
has more members). Of the 20+ species, most are restricted to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, but there are also a few species in New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
.
It contains the following species:
- Yellow-faced HoneyeaterYellow-faced HoneyeaterThe Yellow-faced Honeyeater is a medium-small bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. It takes both its common name and scientific name from the distinctive yellow stripes on the sides of its head. It has a loud clear call, and is one the first birds heard in the morning...
(Lichenostomus chrysops) - White-eared HoneyeaterWhite-eared HoneyeaterThe White-eared Honeyeater is an Australian bird found in south east Australia, south west Australia an into south west of Queensland....
(Lichenostomus leucotis) - Yellow-tufted HoneyeaterYellow-tufted HoneyeaterThe Yellow-tufted Honeyeater is a passerine bird found in the south-east ranges of Australia from south-east Queensland through eastern New South Wales and across Victoria into the tip of Southeastern South Australia...
(Lichenostomus melanops) - White-plumed HoneyeaterWhite-plumed HoneyeaterThe White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus is a bird native to Australia. It is yellow above and paler beneath, with a black and white line on the sides of its neck. The white neck band of a White-plumed Honeyeater is its most prominent feature, the rest of the feathers being shades of...
(Lichenostomus penicillatus) - Purple-gaped HoneyeaterPurple-gaped HoneyeaterThe Purple-gaped Honeyeater is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is endemic to Australia.Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.-References:...
(Lichenostomus cratitius) - Mangrove HoneyeaterMangrove HoneyeaterThe Mangrove Honeyeater is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. The species was once considered to be conspecific with the Varied Honeyeater, but it is now treated as a separate species...
(Lichenostomus fasciogularis) - Yellow-tinted HoneyeaterYellow-tinted HoneyeaterThe Yellow-tinted Honeyeater is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea....
(Lichenostomus flavescens) - Yellow-throated HoneyeaterYellow-throated HoneyeaterThe Yellow-throated Honeyeater , also known as the Green Cherry-picker, Green Dick or Green Linnet is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is similar in behaviour and appearance to the White-eared Honeyeater and is endemic to Australia's island state of Tasmania...
(Lichenostomus flavicollis) - Yellow HoneyeaterYellow HoneyeaterThe Yellow Honeyeater is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is endemic to Australia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests....
(Lichenostomus flavus) - Bridled HoneyeaterBridled HoneyeaterThe Bridled Honeyeater is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests....
(Lichenostomus frenatus) - Fuscous HoneyeaterFuscous HoneyeaterThe Fuscous Honeyeater is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is endemic to Australia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...
(Lichenostomus fuscus) - Eungella HoneyeaterEungella HoneyeaterThe Eungella Honeyeater is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is endemic to Australia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
(Lichenostomus hindwoodi) - Grey-headed HoneyeaterGrey-headed HoneyeaterThe Grey-headed Honeyeater is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is endemic to Australia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
(Lichenostomus keartlandi) - Obscure HoneyeaterObscure HoneyeaterThe Obscure Honeyeater is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea....
(Lichenostomus obscurus) - Yellow-plumed HoneyeaterYellow-plumed HoneyeaterThe Yellow-plumed Honeyeater is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is endemic to Australia.Its natural habitats are temperate forests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.-References:...
(Lichenostomus ornatus) - Grey-fronted HoneyeaterGrey-fronted HoneyeaterThe Grey-fronted Honeyeater is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is endemic to Australia.Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.-References:...
(Lichenostomus plumulus) - Black-throated HoneyeaterBlack-throated HoneyeaterThe Black-throated Honeyeater is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
(Lichenostomus subfrenatus) - White-gaped HoneyeaterWhite-gaped HoneyeaterThe White-gaped Honeyeater is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is endemic to Australia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests....
(Lichenostomus unicolor) - Varied HoneyeaterVaried HoneyeaterThe Varied Honeyeater is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.- References :...
(Lichenostomus versicolor) - Singing HoneyeaterSinging HoneyeaterThe Singing Honeyeater, Lichenostomus virescens is a small bird found in Australia, and is part of the honeyeater family. Although it is common there, it is not very well known in other places....
(Lichenostomus virescens)