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Noisy Friarbird
Philemon corniculatus(Latham, 1790)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Philemon
At a glance
The Noisy Friarbird is a medium-sized bird, about 30–35 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 30–35 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Noisy Friarbird look like?
The Noisy Friarbird is a medium-sized bird, about 30–35 cm long and weighing 85–149 g.
The noisy friarbird is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to southern New Guinea and eastern Australia. It is one of several species known as friarbirds whose heads are bare of feathers. It is brown-grey in colour, with a prominent knob on its bare black-skinned head. It feeds on insects and nectar.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Noisy Friarbird?
The Noisy Friarbird is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
prossington · Major Mitchell Reserve, Blaxland, NSW, AU
Call
Martin Rady · Mount Cotton QLD 4165, Australia
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Martin Rady · Mount Nebo QLD 4520, Australia
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Tim · Royal National Park NSW 2233, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Noisy Friarbird eat?
The Noisy Friarbird feeds on fruit, nectar/pollen, terrestrial invertebrates and terrestrial vertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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