Noisy Friarbird
Philemon corniculatus
Least Concern (IUCN Red List)Honeyeaters
Photo: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · Wikimedia · CC-BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
Call and song
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About the Noisy Friarbird
Large gray-brown honeyeater with a completely bare black head and a distinctive "horn" on the bill. Upperparts are gray and underparts are dull white. Completely bare head is unique among the friarbirds. Typically very loud; emits a variety of harsh, loud squawks. Inhabits a wide range of habitats in eastern Australia, including (especially) open forests and gardens and parks, where it is common.
Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made
Where it has been recorded
Recorded in 3 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.
