Gregarious in small groups to large flocks. Noisy and
conspicuous. Mostly sedentary. Forages mostly in outer canopy of rainforest
edges, eucalypt forest and gardens. Friarbirds are distinctive, stout-billed
honeyeaters.
The Australian Bird Guide, Peter Menkhorst et al
Classifications:
Bird, forest and grassland
Family:
Melophagidae (Honeyeaters)
Information sources:
Photo 1 taken at Sarina by Lyn Jantke : Photo 2 at Mackay by Marlis Schoeb
