Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana)
About the 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-eared honeyeater, but this name is also used for the silver-eared honeyeater (Lichmera alboauricularis) of New Guinea. The grey-eared honeyeater is 13 to 17 cm long with the males being larger than the females. The plumage is mainly dull green-brown above and grey with an olive tint below. The cheeks are silvery-grey, and the crown is dark grey. The black bill is long and slightly downcurved; the legs and feet are blue-grey. Juveniles are paler than the adults without the silvery cheeks.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 19 recordings for this species: 7 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in France, Vanuatu in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistinctarecording
- Flame-eared HoneyeaterLichmera flavicansrecording
- Indonesian HoneyeaterLichmera limbatarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.