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''Lichmera'' is a genus of
bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class (biology), class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the Oviparity, laying of Eggshell, hard-shelled eggs, a high Metabolism, metabolic rate, a fou ...
in the honeyeater family
Meliphagidae The honeyeaters are a large and diverse family (biology), family, Meliphagidae, of small to medium-sized birds. The family includes the Epthianura, Australian chats, myzomelas, friarbirds, wattlebirds, Manorina, miners and melidectes. They are m ...
. The genus contains 9 species: * Olive honeyeater (''Lichmera argentauris'') *
Brown honeyeater The brown honeyeater (''Lichmera indistincta'') is a species of bird in the family Honeyeater, Meliphagidae. It belongs to the honeyeaters, a group of birds which have highly developed brush-tipped tongues adapted for nectar feeding. Honeyeater ...
(''Lichmera indistincta'') *
Grey-eared honeyeater The grey-eared honeyeater (''Lichmera incana''), also known as the dark-brown honeyeater, is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family which is found in Vanuatu and New Caledonia in the south-west Pacific. It is sometimes known as the silver-eare ...
(''Lichmera incana'') * Silver-eared honeyeater (''Lichmera alboauricularis'') * Scaly-breasted honeyeater (''Lichmera squamata'') * Buru honeyeater (''Lichmera deningeri'') * Seram honeyeater (''Lichmera monticola'') *
Flame-eared honeyeater The flame-eared honeyeater (''Lichmera flavicans''), also known as the yellow-eared honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found on Timor island. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest ...
(''Lichmera flavicans'') * Black-necklaced honeyeater (''Lichmera notabilis'')


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Bird genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Meliphagidae-stub