Noisy Friarbird

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iNoisy Friarbird

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Philemon
Species: P. corniculatus
Binomial name
Philemon corniculatus
(Latham, 1790)

The Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus is a Friarbird that inhabits much of eastern Australia. Its black head is completely bald.

It is sometimes known as a "Leatherhead" (Child care worker, Tin Can Bay, Queensland, 2006)

[edit] References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Philemon corniculatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern


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