Little friarbird

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

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.

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