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Noisy Friar Bird at birdbath in suburban garden, Brisbane. These guys have totally bald heads.
Image by ozwildlife - Some rights reserved.
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NOISY FRIARBIRD FACTS |
Description
The Noisy Friarbird is dark brown to grey above, and off-white underside, with bald black head. Bill has prominent bump at the base.
Size
34cm
Habitat
dry forests, eucalypt woodlands, coastal scrub, heathlands
Food
fruit, insects and other invertebrates
Breeding
Large, deep cup-shaped nest from bark and grass, bound with spider webs, suspended in tree-fork. Lays 2-4 eggs.
Range
north-eastern Queensland to north-eastern Victoria
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Passeriformes | | Family: | Meliphagidae | | Genus: | Philemon | | Species: | corniculatus | | Common Name: | Noisy Friarbird |
Relatives in same Genus
Helmeted Friarbird (P. buceroides)
Little Friarbird (P. citreogularis)
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