Morotai Friarbird

About the Morotai Friarbird

The Morotai friarbird or dusky friarbird is a species of friarbird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. It is a dark brown bird with pale undersides. The area around the eye is bare and pink. It is around 30 cm long. The species is mimicked by the dusky-brown oriole, which is almost identical in appearance, a situation that has arisen in many species of orioles and friarbirds that exist in the same habitat. This is thought to reduce aggression by the friarbirds against the smaller orioles. It is endemic to the island of Morotai in North Maluku, Indonesia.

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Where the Morotai Friarbird lives

When to see the Morotai Friarbird

Peak activity in September · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Grey FriarbirdPhilemon kisserensisThe grey friarbird is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. Manus FriarbirdPhilemon albitorquesThe Manus friarbird or white-naped friarbird, also known as the chauka is a species of bird in the Honeyeater family, or Meliphagidae. New Ireland FriarbirdPhilemon eichhorniThe New Ireland friarbird is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.