Little Friarbird

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Little Friarbird
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae Genus: Philemon Species: P. citreogularis
Binomial name
Philemon citreogularis (Gould, 1837)

The Little Friarbird, Philemon citreogularis, is the smallest of the group of giant Australian honeyeaters called friarbirds. It occurs in open forest and woodland across eastern Australia and southern New Guinea.

The Little Friarbird can be distinguished by its small size and the lack of a knob on its bill.

[edit] References

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