Noisy Friarbird
Philemon corniculatus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 4,715
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Noisy friarbird”.