Noisy friarbird

Noisy friarbird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Philemon
Species:
P. corniculatus
Binomial name
Philemon corniculatus
(Latham, 1790)
Distribution of the noisy friarbird in Australia

The noisy friarbird (Philemon corniculatus) 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.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Philemon corniculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22704227A93958502. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22704227A93958502.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by Tubidy