New Ireland Friarbird (Philemon eichhorni)
About the New Ireland Friarbird
The New Ireland friarbird (Philemon eichhorni) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are the central and southern montane forests, where it is only rarely observed. The first audio recordings were obtained by a dedicated ornithological expedition to the Hans Meyer Range in 2026. The species had been lost to science for 15 years prior to these records.
No audio on this page yet
We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 4 recordings for this species: 4 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.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
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.