Silver-crowned Friarbird
Philemon argenticeps· 吸蜜鸟科(1 photos)
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Silver-crowned Friarbird
27-32 cm. Small friarbird: distinguished from Helmeted by (1) more prominent bill knob; (2) black facial skin forms angular point behind eye; (3) underparts whitish. Immature: no knob; eye brown; throat washed yellow. Pairs, parties, flocks: acrobatic, noisy when feeding.
- Similar Species
- Helmeted, Noisy Friarbirds.
- Voice
- nasal, cat-like calls, e.g. 'more tobacco, uh'; repeated.
- Habitat
- tropical open forests, woodlands, watercourses, mangroves, gardens, towns.
- Breeding
- Sept.-Dec.
- Nest
- suspended cup of bark-fibre, grass, spiders' web; from fork in foliage, 3-13 m high.
- Eggs
- 1-2; pale salmon-pink to pinkish buff; spotted, freckled red-brown, purplish brown/grey.
- Range & Status
- coastal n. Aust.: from Derby (WA), e. through Kimberley and Top End (NT), e. and s. to Larrimah-Mallapunyah, Groote Eylandt; in Q, s. to Cloncurry-Flinders R. on Gulf coast, and from C. York-Weipa s. on e. coast to c. Townsville-Magnetic I.; casual further s. Common. Blossom-nomad, with regular local movements.
- Distribution key to races
- 1. Philemon argenticeps argenticeps 2. Philemon argenticeps kempi
