| Friarbirds | |
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| File:Noisyfriarbird.jpg | |
| Noisy Friarbird, Philemon corniculatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Philemon Vieillot, 1816 |
| Species | |
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about 15 (see text) | |
The friarbirds (also called leatherheads) are about 15 species of relatively large honeyeaters in the genus Philemon. Additionally, the single member of the genus Melitograis is called the White-streaked Friarbird. Friarbirds are found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, eastern Indonesia and New Caledonia. They eat nectar, insects and other invertebrates, flowers, fruit and seeds.[1]
The friarbirds generally have drab plumage. In many instances their plumage is mimicked by smaller orioles, which use the aggressive nature of the friarbirds to avoid aggression themselves.[2]
Species[]
Genus Philemon:
- Meyer's Friarbird (Philemon meyeri)
- Timor Friarbird (Philemon inornatus)
- Brass's Friarbird (Philemon brassi)
- Little Friarbird (Philemon citreogularis)
- Grey Friarbird (Philemon (citreogularis) kisserensis)
- Dusky Friarbird (Philemon fuscicapillus)
- Black-faced Friarbird (Philemon moluccensis)
- Seram Friarbird (Philemon subcorniculatus)
- Helmeted Friarbird (Philemon buceroides)
- New Guinea Friarbird (Philemon novaeguineae)
- Manus Friarbird (Philemon albitorques)
- New Britain Friarbird (Philemon cockerelli)
- New Ireland Friarbird (Philemon eichhorni)
- Silver-crowned Friarbird (Philemon argenticeps)
- Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus)
- New Caledonian Friarbird (Philemon diemenensis)
References[]
- ^ Higgins, Peter; Christidis, Les; Ford, Hugh. (2008), "Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)", in del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Christie, David, Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13, Penduline-tits to Shrikes, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 679–685, ISBN 978-84-96553-45-3
- ^ Diamond J (1982) "Mimicry of friarbirds by orioles" The Auk 99(2): 187-196
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