Noisy Friarbird
Native to southern New Guinea and eastern
Australia...name is well-deserved with constant
cackling and chattering when in groups.
Australia...name is well-deserved with constant
cackling and chattering when in groups.
Philemon corniculatus
(L 12-14")
Near Beaudesert
18Oct2015
Friarbirds are often called
leatherheads.
leatherheads.
- head is devoid of feathers.
Philemon is Greek for
affectionate; conrniculatus is
Latin for horned.
affectionate; conrniculatus is
Latin for horned.
© Marc
Anderson
Anderson
xeno-canto
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