Timor Honeyeater
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The Timor honeyeater ( Lichmera flavicans ) is a Southeast Asian representatives of the bird family of honeyeater (Meliphagidae).
description
With 12.5 to 14 cm, the Timor honey eater is a medium-sized representative of its family. Its beak is not the longest and curved, but it is robust. The plumage is strong green-olive, above the eyes it has a blackish mask. The bright spot behind it is the reason for its English name: "Yellow-eared Honeyeater" .
Occurrence and habitat
The species occurs only in Timor , here both in the Indonesian western part and in East Timor . It is not considered endangered. The Timor Honeyeater is a resident bird . It is mainly found in dry forests, but also in plantations, dry savannas, lowland and mountain rainforests, for example on Tatamailau , on Monte Mundo Perdido , in the Nino Konis Santana National Park and in Tasitolu . Its diet consists of nectar, but now and then also of insects. Despite the general threat to its habitat, its existence has so far not been considered endangered.
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings on Lichmera flavicans in the Internet Bird Collection
- Photos of Lichmera flavicans in the Oriental Bird Club image database , accessed on February 20, 2013
- Lichmera flavicans onthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species .
- Call of the Timor Honeyeater on AVoCet
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Handbook of the Birds of the World: Yellow-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera flavicans) , accessed October 23, 2016.
- ^ Bird Life International: Yellow-eared Honeyeater Lichmera flavicans , accessed February 20, 2013
- ↑ Bird Life International: Yellow-eared Honeyeater Lichmera flavicans, Additional Information on this species , accessed February 20, 2013
- ↑ Lichmera flavicans in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species .