Family

Meliphagidae

Habits

Groups break up to breed in isolated pairs.

Habitat

Forest Woodland Stone Country, Flowering trees of forests; also mangroves. Tropical eucalypt and paperbark open forests; escarpment.

Notes

Nomads - follow the flowering of eucalyptus, melaleucas and grevilleas.

Breeding

August September October November December January, 2; fine matt pale pink to white.Female does nest building and incubating, and both sexes feed the young.

Parks

Kakadu National Park

Diet

Omnivore, Insects; nectar; native fruits and berries.

Details

Common Name: Silver-crowned Friarbird Scientific Name: Philemon argenticeps
Sub Order: Unavailable Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves Category: Endemic
Status: Least Concern Size: 270-310 mm.

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