noisy friarbird (Philemon corniculatus) Description
English: Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus), taken in Swifts Creek, Victoria
Date December 2007
Author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Fir0002 | http://www.flagstaffotos.com.au/
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Noisy_Friarbird_dec07.jpg
The noisy friarbird (Philemon corniculatus) is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to southern New Guinea and eastern Australia. It is one of several species known as friarbirds whose heads are bare of feathers. It is brown-grey in colour, with a prominent knob on its bare black-skinned head. It feeds on insects and nectar. Order: Passeriformes, Family: Meliphagidae, Genus: Philemon, Species: Philemon corniculatus Latham, 1790.
