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Friarbird
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see honeyeater.
More on Friarbird ...
Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis
Described by: Gould (1837)
Alternate common name(s): Yellow-throated Friarbird
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors ...
Friarbird, Little Philemon citreogularis Found: Australia
Photographed by: 1) Lip Kee Yap at Mary River, Northern Territory, Australia 2) Magdalena, B at Lake Awoonga, Central Queensland ...
Early mornings here are phenomenal with Figbirds, various friarbird species, kingfishers, parrots and pigeons in abundance. Birding the forested edges of the road down to the creek itself can be very productive.
The trip built quite a bird list:Yellow Oriole, Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, Tree Martin, Brown-backed Honeyeater, Graceful Honeyeater, Helmeted Friarbird, Papuan Frogmouth, Figbird, Royal Spoonbill, Australian Grebe, Cattle Egret, Little Pied Grebe, ...
Firewood harvesting in Box-Ironbark woodlands can also remove important habitat components.
Competition from larger aggressive honeyeaters, particularly Noisy Miners, Noisy Friarbirds and Red Wattlebirds.
Egg and nest predation by native birds.
 See also: Shrike, Pigeon, Robin, Kookaburra, Lapwing
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