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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 ...
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 .
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
The native Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala), Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata) and the Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus), whose populations have spread due to habitat fragmentation are a threat to the Swift Parrot (L. discolour), the Painted honeyeater (G. picta) and the Regent honeyeater (X. phrygia) through competitive exclusion.
Islands of Torres Strait The birds of the Torres Strait Islands are of particular interest to Australian birders because the islands are home to, and visited by, birds which some are New Guinea species. A number of islands are found in Australia, but a few are found in Papua New Guinea. Access Access to these islands is not easy. Permission to visit is required from the island councils. The ...
Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen. Norfolk starling, Aplonis fusca extinct; European starling, Sturnus vulgaris (I)
Noisy friarbird Blue-faced honeyeater. Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae. The honeyeaters are a large and diverse family of small to medium-sized birds most common in Australia and New Guinea. They are nectar feeders and closely resemble other nectar-feeding passerines.
Helmeted friarbird, Philemon buceroides - Aus; Silver-crowned friarbird, Philemon argenticeps - Aus; Noisy friarbird, Philemon corniculatus - Aus; Little friarbird, Philemon citreogularis - Aus; Regent honeyeater, Anthochaera phrygia - Aus; Blue-faced honeyeater, Entomyzon cyanotis - Aus; Bell miner, Manorina melanophrys - Aus; Noisy miner ...