Lichmera
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Lichmera is a genus of birds in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae that are found in Southeast Asia.
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. 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:
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