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What the Noisy Friarbird sounds like
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Measuring 31–36 cm (12–14 in) in length, the noisy friarbird is a large honeyeater with dull brownish grey upperparts and paler brown-grey underparts. Its black head is completely bald apart from tufts of feathers under the chin and along the eyebrow. It can be distinguished by its rounded knob above the black bill, which is visible at distance. It has dark blue-black legs and red eyes. As its name suggests, it is noisy; one of its calls has been likened to "four o'clock".
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When to see the Noisy Friarbird
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Noisy Friarbird
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Noisy Friarbird
The noisy friarbird is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to southern New Guinea and eastern Australia. It is one of several species known as friarbirds whose heads are bare of feathers. It is brown-grey in colour, with a prominent knob on its bare black-skinned head. It feeds on insects and nectar.
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Easily confused with
Little FriarbirdPhilemon citreogularisThe little friarbird ranges from 25–30 centimetres (9.8–11.8 in) in length.
Helmeted FriarbirdPhilemon buceroidesThe helmeted friarbird has a dark gray face with red eyes.
Silver-crowned FriarbirdPhilemon argenticepsThe silver-crowned friarbird is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.It is endemic to northern Australia, including Queensland.
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