Helmeted friarbird


The helmeted friarbird is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.

Distribution and habitat

The Helmeted friarbird is found in Indonesia and northern Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.

Subspecies

The hornbill friarbird of Cape York Peninsula and coastal north-eastern Queensland is sometimes considered a subspecies of the helmeted friarbird or as a full species. The same is also true of the New Guinea friarbird.