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Silver-crowned Friarbird

Philemon argenticeps

Photo by Liana
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Description:

Endemic to Australia, Silver-crowned Friarbirds are "Olive-brown, paler on belly. Large patch of bare, black skin on the face. A small knob on forehead. Rear of head, throat and upper breast silver-grey. Red eye." (Atlas of Living Australia: http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:48… )

Habitat:

Hanging about in this tree (Verticordia verticillata - Featherflower) at the Silent Grove campground near Bell Gorge.

Reference Links:

Silver-crowned friarbird - Wikipedia

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