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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).
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Manus friarbird, Philemon albitorques Sclater, PL, 1877; Silver-crowned friarbird, Philemon argenticeps (Gould, 1840) Noisy friarbird, Philemon corniculatus (Latham, 1790) New Caledonian friarbird, Philemon diemenensis (Lesson, RP, 1831) Melitograis. White-streaked friarbird, Melitograis gilolensis (Bonaparte, 1850) Entomyzon
Noisy friarbird (Philemon corniculatus) New Caledonian friarbird (Philemon diemenensis) Formerly, ... This page was last edited on 1 February 2024, at 16:06 (UTC).
Noisy friarbird; S. Seram friarbird; Silver-crowned friarbird; T. Tanimbar friarbird; Timor friarbird This page was last edited on 2 June 2018, at 02:58 (UTC ...
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.
Meyer's friarbird (Philemon meyeri) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found throughout New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The common name commemorates Adolf Bernard Meyer (1840–1911), a German anthropologist and ornithologist who collected in the Dutch East Indies. [2]