Серебряноухая лихмера / Lichmera argentauris

Серебряноухая лихмера / Lichmera argentauris, оливковый медосос — вид птиц семейства Meliphagidae.

Серебряноухая лихмера

Эндемичен для Индонезии, где обитает на Молуккских островах и в прибрежных районах Западной Новой Гвинеи.

Определение

A nondescript sparrow-sized songbird with a slender, downcurved bill. Entirely olive-green above and uniform pale gray below, but note head pattern, which includes a prominent whitish smudge on the cheeks and dull bare skin below the eye. Juvenile has a pink facial patch. Singles, pairs, or groups inhabit scrubland, wooded areas, and coconut plantations in lowlands. Confined to islets in the Moluccas and to West Papua, where it is readily identified by its head pattern. Harsh, squeaky vocalizations include “tchew” and “grrt” notes and “chi-witchoo” or “witch-oo” phrases.