Helmeted Friarbird
Philemon buceroides(Swainson, WJ, 1838)
English (US) Helmeted Friarbird
The Helmeted Friarbird (Philemon buceroides) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Philemon buceroides
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Helmeted Friarbird
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1838)
No guides listed yet for Helmeted Friarbird
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 10 subspecies for this species.
- Philemon buceroides neglectus
- Philemon buceroides buceroides
- Philemon buceroides gordoni
- Philemon buceroides ammitophilus
- Philemon buceroides novaeguineae
- Philemon buceroides aruensis
- Philemon buceroides jobiensis
- Philemon buceroides subtuberosus
- Philemon buceroides tagulanus
- Philemon buceroides yorki
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Philedon buceroides
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1838)
- Type locality
- New Holland [error = Timor, of. Hellmayr, 1916, Novit. Zool., 23, p. 101] .
- Original description
- Animals in Menageries. In: The Cabinet Cyclopædia conducted by the Rev. Dionysius Lardner p.325
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Honeyeaters
Brass's Friarbird
Philemon brassi
Morotai Friarbird
Philemon fuscicapillus
Buru Friarbird
Philemon moluccensis
Tanimbar Friarbird
Philemon plumigenis
Seram Friarbird
Philemon subcorniculatus
New Ireland Friarbird
Philemon eichhorni
Manus Friarbird
Philemon albitorques
New Britain Friarbird
Philemon cockerelli
Silver-crowned Friarbird
Philemon argenticeps
Noisy Friarbird
Philemon corniculatus
New Caledonian Friarbird
Philemon diemenensis
Makira Honeyeater
Meliarchus sclateri
Looking for a different species?