New Guinea friarbird
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Philemon |
| Species: | P. novaeguineae
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| Philemon novaeguineae (Müller, S, 1842)
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The New Guinea friarbird (Philemon novaeguineae), also known as the Papuan friarbird, is a bird in the Meliphagidae, or honeyeater family. Many taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the helmeted friarbird, although some consider it to be a distinct species.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is found in northern Australia and New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Diet
[edit]It is one of few species of birds known to partake in extrafloral nectar feeding: it eats sugar secretions from mangroves' shoot bud bases.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ PEMBERTON, Robert W.; ONO, Mikio (1993). "Extrafloral Nectar Feeding by the Japanese White-eye". Tropics. 2 (3): 183–186. doi:10.3759/tropics.2.183. ISSN 0917-415X.
- BirdLife International 2004. Philemon novaeguineae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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