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The Manus friarbird (Philemon albitorques) or white-naped friarbird, also known as the chauka ('souka' in Lele, the local language [2]) is a species of bird in the Honeyeater family, or Meliphagidae. [3] It is endemic to the Manus Province [4] of Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Texas. The list of birds of Texas is the official list of species recorded in the U.S. state of Texas according to the Texas Bird Records Committee (TBRC) of the Texas Ornithological Society. As of January 2024, the list contained 664 species. Of them, 170 are considered review species. Eight species were introduced to Texas, two are known to be ...
Honeyeaters and the Australian chats make up the family Meliphagidae.They are a large and diverse family of small to medium-sized birds most common in Australia and New Guinea, but also found in New Zealand, the Pacific islands as far east as Samoa and Tonga, and the islands to the north and west of New Guinea known as Wallacea.
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents
This list may not reflect recent changes. ... Manus friarbird; Marbled honeyeater; Mayr's honeyeater; Melionyx; Meliphaga; Melipotes; Meyer's friarbird; Micronesian ...
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Manus fantail; Manus friarbird; Manus masked owl; Manus monarch This page was last edited on 28 March 2017, at 06:59 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
They derive their name from the circular pattern at the crown of their heads and their neutral coloring, which makes them resemble friars. In many instances, their plumage is mimicked by smaller orioles , which use the aggressive nature of the friarbirds to avoid aggression themselves.