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Noisy Friarbird

Philemon corniculatus(Latham, J, 1790)

English (US) Noisy Friarbird

The Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus) 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 corniculatus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Noisy Friarbird
Described by
(Latham, J, 1790)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Merops corniculatus
Described by
(Latham, J, 1790)
Type locality
Nova Hollandia [= New South Wales] .
Original description
Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1 p.276

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 195 species of the family Meliphagidae