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Photo by ChrisCharles
Photo taken: Queensland, Australia

Philemon corniculatus

[edit] Identification

Naked black head and a strong bill with a prominent casque at the base. Upperparts are dark brown to grey, the underbody is off-white, with silver-white feathers around the throat and upper breast, white tipped tail.

[edit] Distribution

Australia and New Guinea.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Dry forests and eucalypt woodlands, coastal scrub, heathlands and around wetlands and wet forests.

[edit] Behaviour

Diet includes nectar, fruit, insects and other invertebrates and sometimes eggs or baby birds.

The female builds the large, deep cup-shaped nest from bark and grass, bound with spider webs, slinging it in a tree-fork. She alone incubates the eggs, but both parents feed the young, up to three weeks after fledging.

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID