Manus Friarbird (Philemon albitorques)
About the Manus Friarbird
The Manus friarbird (Philemon albitorques) or white-naped friarbird, also known as the chauka ('souka' in Lele, the local language) is a species of bird in the Honeyeater family, or Meliphagidae. It is endemic to the Manus Province of Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is also commonly found around human habitation, and possibly favoured by human settlement and the more open habitats created by people in many coastal areas.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 6 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-ND · 3 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Papua New Guinea in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Helmeted FriarbirdPhilemon buceroidesrecording
- Little FriarbirdPhilemon citreogularisrecording
- Noisy FriarbirdPhilemon corniculatusrecording
- Timor FriarbirdPhilemon inornatusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.