Lewin's honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii) is a bird that inhabits the ranges along the east coast of Australia.

It has large, yellowish, crescent-shaped ear-patches, which distinguish it from other honeyeaters, apart from two similar, but smaller, species in tropical Queensland.

The strong 'machine gun-like' rattling notes of Lewin's honeyeater are heard over long distances, and reveal its presence in an area.

The Lewin's honeyeater prefers the wetter parts of eastern Australia, from northern Queensland to central Victoria.

It is a rather sedentary species, tending to stay in the same area all year round, although some altitudinal migration, to lower elevations in the cooler winter months, occurs.