Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
Lewin's Honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii) - HBW 13, p. 589
French:
Méliphage de Lewin
German: Goldohr-Honigfresser
Spanish: Mielero de
Lewin
Other common names: (Greater) Yellow-eared Honeyeater, Lewin’s
Meliphaga
Taxonomy: Ptilotis
lewinii Swainson, 1837, region of Port Jackson, New South Wales,
Australia.
Molecular
evidence suggests that genus consists of two clades; present species
forms a group with M. notata and M. aruensis. Proposed
race nea (from Dandenong, in Victoria) synonymized with
nominate. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- amphochlora Schodde, 1989 - McIlwraith Range (E Cape York Peninsula), with outliers on summits S to Cooktown, in NE Queensland.
- mab (Mathews, 1912) - coastal NE Queensland from Cooktown S to Dawson-Mackenzie Basin, extending inland to summits of Great Divide.
- lewinii (Swainson, 1837) - coastal E & SE Australia, from Dawson-MacKenzie Basin (Dawes Range) S to Victoria (W Gippsland and Dandenong Ranges), extending inland to summits of Great Divide, with apparently isolated population farther W in North West Slopes and Plains Region of New South Wales.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult bird feeding on nectar on a bush. Locality O'Reilly's, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp lewinii)
Josep del Hoyo 17 October 2010 49 weeks ago 43 sec 4.8 -
A bird hopping on a fence Locality Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp lewinii)
Peter Nash 28 October 2006 4 years ago 37 sec 4.8 -
A close front view of a bird perched on a branch, rotating its head and flying away Locality Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp lewinii)
Nick Talbot 24 June 2005 4 years ago 15 sec 4.7 -
A close-up of an individual feeding on nectar and moving in a bush. Locality O'Reilly's, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp lewinii)
Josep del Hoyo 17 October 2010 49 weeks ago 34 sec 4.6 -
An individual perched in a bush moving and feeding on nectar. Locality O'Reilly's, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp lewinii)
Josep del Hoyo 17 October 2010 49 weeks ago 27 sec 4.4 -
A bird on a rock Locality Dayboro, Queensland, Australia
Tom Tarrant 31 March 1997 7 years ago 16 sec 4.4
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At last, a bird that can ID itself - result!!
Locality Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
AdsBowley 2 September 2006 1 year ago 4.5 -
One bird foraging
Locality New South Wales, Australia (ssp lewinii)
Chris Charles 26 April 2009 2 years ago 4.5 -
Lewins Honeyeater on branch
Locality Inskip Point, Rainbow Beach, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 year ago 4.4 -
on a branch
Locality Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp lewinii)
Georges Olioso 27 September 2007 2 years ago 4.3 -
A Lewin's Honeyeater feeding on some banana
Locality Lake Eacham National Park, Queensland, Australia
becky1950 3 May 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Feeding on a flowering tree
Locality Paluma, Queensland, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 22 July 2009 47 weeks ago 3.9
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A bird singing (repeated once). Locality Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia
(ssp lewinii)
Josep del Hoyo 17 October 2009 1 year ago 4.7 -
Alarm calls of two individuals with several alarm grunts of one Satin Bowerbird. Locality O'Reilly's, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
(ssp lewinii)
Josep del Hoyo 17 October 2010 49 weeks ago 4.5 -
Several songs of direrent birds. Locality O'Reilly's, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
(ssp lewinii)
Josep del Hoyo 17 October 2010 49 weeks ago 4.5 -
Juvenile calls while perched on a roof Locality Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
(ssp lewinii)
Joe Angseesing 27 February 2009 1 year ago 4.5
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