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| − | ; | + | [[Image:Helmeted_Friarbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|This individual belongs to the race ''gordoni'', the so-called Melville Island Friarbird. As in the other race found in the Northern Territory (''ammitophila''), its knob is greatly reduced compared to individuals from [[Queensland]] <br />Photo © by {{user|collins|tcollins}} <br />Darwin, [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]], February 2006]] |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Friarbird, Helmeted 01c.jpg|thumb|450px|right|This is the subspecies 'yorki' from Queensland with the larger casque. <br />Photo © by {{user|peterday|peterday}} <br />Yungaburra, [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], June 2019]] |
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| + | ;[[:Category:Philemon|Philemon]] buceroides | ||
| + | '''Includes: New Guinea Friarbird, Hornbill Friarbird, Tenggara Friarbird''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 32–36 cm (12½-14¼ in) | |
| + | *Black face | ||
| + | *Pale greyish underparts | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Australia]], [[New Guinea]] and [[Lesser Sundas]] ([[Indonesia]]). | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Subspecies ''buceroides'' and ''neglectus'' are fairly divergent and may be split as species "Tenggara Friarbird" (''P. buceroides''). ''Novaguineae'' (together with ''yorki'') is sometimes split as "New Guinea Friarbird". Subspecies ''yorki'' (alone) sometimes also gets full species status as "Hornbill Friarbird". | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | Clements recognises the following subspecies [[#References|[1]]]: | ||
| + | * ''P. b. neglectus'': "'''Tenggara Friarbird'''". Western [[Lesser Sundas]] (Lombok and Sumba and Flores) | ||
| + | * ''P. b. buceroides'': "'''Tenggara Friarbird'''". Eastern [[Lesser Sundas]] (Sawu, Rote, Timor, Semau and Wetar) | ||
| + | * ''P. b. gordoni'': "'''Arnhem Land Friarbird'''". [[Northern Territory]] (Melville I. and coastal Arnhem Land), [[Australia]] | ||
| + | * ''P. b. ammitophila'': "'''Arnhem Land Friarbird'''". Interior of Arnhem Land, [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]] | ||
| + | * ''P. b. yorki'': "'''Hornbill Friarbird'''". North-eastern [[Queensland]] (islands of Torres Strait to Connors Range) | ||
| + | * ''P. b. novaeguineae'': "'''New Guinea Friarbird'''". [[New Guinea]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Rainforest, woodlands and thickets. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their main diet consists of nectar, fruit and seeds, supplemented with insects and insect larva, spiders and sometimes lizards. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen24V14.2}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014) | ||
| + | #Birdforum Member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | {{GSearch|"Philemon buceroides" {{!}} "Helmeted Friarbird"}} | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | {{GS-checked}}1 |
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| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Philemon]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:26, 1 October 2024
This individual belongs to the race gordoni, the so-called Melville Island Friarbird. As in the other race found in the Northern Territory (ammitophila), its knob is greatly reduced compared to individuals from Queensland
Photo © by tcollins
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, February 2006
Photo © by tcollins
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, February 2006
This is the subspecies 'yorki' from Queensland with the larger casque.
Photo © by peterday
Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia, June 2019
Photo © by peterday
Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia, June 2019
- Philemon buceroides
Includes: New Guinea Friarbird, Hornbill Friarbird, Tenggara Friarbird
Identification
32–36 cm (12½-14¼ in)
- Black face
- Pale greyish underparts
Distribution
Australia, New Guinea and Lesser Sundas (Indonesia).
Taxonomy
Subspecies buceroides and neglectus are fairly divergent and may be split as species "Tenggara Friarbird" (P. buceroides). Novaguineae (together with yorki) is sometimes split as "New Guinea Friarbird". Subspecies yorki (alone) sometimes also gets full species status as "Hornbill Friarbird".
Subspecies
Clements recognises the following subspecies [1]:
- P. b. neglectus: "Tenggara Friarbird". Western Lesser Sundas (Lombok and Sumba and Flores)
- P. b. buceroides: "Tenggara Friarbird". Eastern Lesser Sundas (Sawu, Rote, Timor, Semau and Wetar)
- P. b. gordoni: "Arnhem Land Friarbird". Northern Territory (Melville I. and coastal Arnhem Land), Australia
- P. b. ammitophila: "Arnhem Land Friarbird". Interior of Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
- P. b. yorki: "Hornbill Friarbird". North-eastern Queensland (islands of Torres Strait to Connors Range)
- P. b. novaeguineae: "New Guinea Friarbird". New Guinea
Habitat
Rainforest, woodlands and thickets.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of nectar, fruit and seeds, supplemented with insects and insect larva, spiders and sometimes lizards.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014)
- Birdforum Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Helmeted Friarbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Helmeted_Friarbird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
