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Photo by TomTarrant
Location: Samsonvale, Southeast Queensland, Australia.

Lichmera indistincta

[edit] Identification

Dark olive brown upperparts, pale grey underparts, yellow tuft behind eye, yellow-olive wing patches and tail, long curved black bill.

[edit] Distribution

Australia, Indonesia, Bali, Aru Island and Papua New Guinea.

[edit] Taxonomy

There are 4 subspecies.

[edit] Habitat

Woodland near water, mangroves, heathland, and gardens.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes nectar and insects.

The female builds a cup shaped nest from bark, grass and down. The female incubates the eggs, and both sexes feed the young.

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