Hornbill Friarbird (Philemon yorki)
About the Hornbill Friarbird
The helmeted friarbird (Philemon buceroides) is part of the Meliphagidae family. The helmeted friarbird, along with all their subspecies, is commonly referred to as "leatherhead" by the birding community.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 50 recordings for this species: 27 CC BY-NC-ND · 23 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 Australia 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.