Noisy Friar Bird

OVERVIEW

Noisy Friarbirds are conspicuous and active honeyeaters found in the outer canopy of flowering trees, especially eucalypts.

The Noisy Friar Birdclambers about among the foliage, probing the flowers to feed on nectar, as well as gleaning lerps and manna. They alsochase after flying insects. Friarbirds often associate with other larger honeyeaters such as wattlebirds, but may exclude smaller birds from profusely flowering trees. The Noisy Friarbird has a characteristically bare black head, and for this reason the species is occasionally referred to as a 'leatherhead'.

Scientific name: Philemon corniculatus Meliphagidae