Passeriformes / Meliphagidae / Philemon

Noisy Friarbird

Philemon corniculatus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Pete Woodall · CC_BY_4_0

Philemon corniculatus corniculatus

south-central New Guinea and northeastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula to Rockhampton, northern Queensland)
Philemon corniculatus monachus

breeds eastern and southeastern Australia (central Queensland to central Victoria westward to Mildura); winters to Cape York Peninsula (northern Queensland)

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.