Noisy friarbird

Philemon corniculatus

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

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Scientific name	Philemon corniculatus
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	Australia

🏡 Where the Noisy friarbird lives

Woods and gardens in eastern Australia and New Guinea.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs30%
🌸 Nectar30%
🍎 Fruit20%
🐭 Mammals & birds10%
🐟 Fish10%

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

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 Its bare, dark head looks like a monk's. It is very loud.

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Recorded by Richard White (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC939643. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Noisy friarbird

Where does the Noisy friarbird live?

The Noisy friarbird lives in Australia. Woods and gardens in eastern Australia and New Guinea.

What does the Noisy friarbird eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 30%), nectar (about 30%), fruit (about 20%), small mammals and birds (about 10%), fish (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Noisy friarbird endangered?

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

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