Noisy Friarbird

Philemon corniculatus

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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.

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  1. (c) Leo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/49828152@N00/3394864360
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philemon_corniculatus

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