Papuan Friarbird

Papuan Friarbird
Papuan Friarbird
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Philemon
Species: P. novaeguineae
Binomial name
Philemon novaeguineae
(Müller, 1843)

The Papuan Friarbird (Philemon novaeguineae), also known as the New Guinea Friarbird, is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae, or honeyeater family.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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