Helmeted friarbird
| Helmeted friarbird | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Philemon |
| Species: | P. buceroides |
| Binomial name | |
| Philemon buceroides (Swainson, 1838) | |
The helmeted friarbird (Philemon buceroides) is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Indonesia and northern Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
Taxonomy
The subspecies P. b. yorki from the Cape York Peninsula and coastal north-eastern Queensland is sometimes considered a full species, as is the New Guinea friarbird, P. b. novaeguineae.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Philemon buceroides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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