Listen to the Noisy friarbird
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About the Noisy friarbird
The Noisy friarbird is a bird in the family Meliphagidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 106 g.
What does the Noisy friarbird sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song and insect sounds. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The noisy friarbird (Philemon corniculatus) is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to southern New Guinea and eastern Australia. It is one of several species known as friarbirds whose heads are bare of feathers. It is brown-grey in colour, with a prominent knob on its bare black-skinned head. It feeds on insects and nectar.
More from the family Meliphagidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Noisy friarbird sound like?
You can hear 5 recordings of the Noisy friarbird on this page, including its song and insect sounds. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Noisy friarbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Noisy friarbird as “least concern”.
What family does the Noisy friarbird belong to?
The Noisy friarbird (Philemon corniculatus) belongs to the family Meliphagidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains City Council, New South… by James Ray – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains City Council, New South… by James Ray – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains City Council, New South… by James Ray – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains City Council, New South… by James Ray – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Insect sounds · Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains City Council, New South… by James Ray – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q739101 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Noisy friarbird – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Fir0002 – GFDL 1.2