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| Photographed at Durikai State Forest, Queensland August 2015 |
642 FUSCOUS HONEYEATER Lichenostomus fuscus
Australia (485)
15-16 cm. Found in open forest/woodlands, river red gums on watercourses, rainforest margins; inland scrubs - bear, brigalow; tall mallee, coastal banksia-scrubs, heathlands, gardens. Range: e. and se. Just., from Cooktown-Atherton Tablelands (Q) to e. SA. In Q. inland to upper Mt Garnet-Charters Towers-Chinchilla-Wallangarra; in NSW inland to Bingara-Warrumbungle NP-Lake Cargellico-s. Riverina, on river red gum forests; in Vict., widespread in ne. and central woodlands, s. to Melbourne, w. through Grampians NP; absent from coastal areas (except Gippsland Lakes) and mostly from nw. Vict; in SA n. to Sutherlands-s. Flinders Ras. Common.Blossoms nomad.
