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The Little friarbird (Philemon citreogularis) is a bird found in Australia. Woods and gardens across northern and eastern Australia. It eats nectar, insects and other small invertebrates and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Little friarbird lives

Woods and gardens across northern and eastern Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🌸 Nectar40%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs30%
• 🍎 Fruit10%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts10%
• 🌿 Leaves & plants10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by Richard White (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1170102. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Little friarbird

Where does the Little friarbird live?

The Little friarbird lives in Australia. Woods and gardens across northern and eastern Australia.

What does the Little friarbird eat?

nectar (about 40%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 30%), fruit (about 10%), seeds and nuts (about 10%), leaves and other plant parts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Little friarbird endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

• Swift Parrot
• Plains-wanderer
• Flores Monarch
• Black-winged myna
• White-throated grasswren
• Regent honeyeater

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.