Lichmera is a genus of birds in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae that are found in Southeast Asia.
Taxonomy The genus Lichmera was introduced in 1851 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis. He listed two species in the new genus but did not specify a type species. For the publication date of volume 1 see: In 1854 the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte designate the type as Glyciphila ocularis Gould, which is now treated as a subspecies of the brown honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta ocularis). The genus name Lichmera is from Ancient Greek λιχμηρης/likhmērēs meaning "licking with the tongue".
The genus contains nine species: Image Name Common name Distribution Lichmera lombokia Scaly-crowned honeyeater western Lesser Sunda Islands (Lombok, Sumbawa, and Flores) Lichmera argentauris Olive honeyeater Lusaolate (north of central Seram), Kekek (east of Obi Islands), Damar Island (south of Halmahera; north, central Moluccas) and islets of Raja Ampat Islands (northwest of New Guinea) Lichmera indistincta Brown honeyeater Bali, Lesser Sunda Islands, Aru Islands, central south New Guinea and west, north, central, east Australia Lichmera incana Grey-eared honeyeater central, south Vanuatu and New Caledonia including Loyalty Islands Lichmera alboauricularis Silver-eared honeyeater central north and southeast New Guinea Lichmera squamata Scaly-breasted honeyeater Wetar and Leti to Babar Islands (east Lesser Sunda Islands) and Tayandu, Kai, and Tanimbar Islands (south Moluccas) Lichmera deningeri Buru honeyeater montane Buru (central west Moluccas) Lichmera monticola Seram honeyeater montane west, central Seram (central east Moluccas) Lichmera flavicans Flame-eared honeyeater Timor (east Lesser Sunda Islands) Lichmera notabilis Black-necklaced honeyeater Wetar (east Lesser Sunda Islands)
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