Meyer's Friarbird (Philemon meyeri)
About the Meyer's Friarbird
Meyer's friarbird (Philemon meyeri) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found throughout New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The common name commemorates Adolf Bernard Meyer (1840–1911), a German anthropologist and ornithologist who collected in the Dutch East Indies.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 20 recordings for this species: 14 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 Indonesia, 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.