BirdUp · Species
Noisy Friarbird
Philemon corniculatus(Latham, 1790)
Native
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Philemon
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
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
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- South-central New Guinea and east Australia
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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