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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 ...
John Latham FRS (27 June 1740 – 4 February 1837) was an English physician, naturalist and author. His main works were A General Synopsis of Birds (1781–1801) and A General History of Birds (1821–1828). He was able to examine specimens of Australian birds that reached England in the final twenty years of the 18th century, and was ...
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Noisy friarbird (Philemon corniculatus) New Caledonian friarbird ( Philemon diemenensis ) Formerly, some authorities also considered the black-eared oriole (as Philedon bouroensis ) a species within the genus Philemon .
The redeye and related black prince are favoured food items of the noisy friarbird, which swallows them head-first and whole. The width of its gape size is similar to that of the two cicada species. The width of its gape size is similar to that of the two cicada species.
Brass's friarbird (Philemon brassi) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to West Papua , Indonesia . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and swamps .
The helmeted friarbird's population has currently been evaluated as stable; however, it is suspected that within the next 10 years the population will decrease by 10%, therefore ultimately classifying the species as vulnerable. [4] The friarbird is quickly becoming closer to extinction with a decrease of ten percent after every generation.
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