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Photo © by Joseph Morlan
Sawai, North Seram, Central Maluku Regency, Maluku, Indonesia,
11 November 2013

Alternative name: Grey-necked Friarbird

Philemon subcorniculatus

Identification

Long dagger-like bill.
Gray-brown overall
Whitish collar
Pink naked skin around the eye.

Juveniles are less olive, showing some yellow feather edging above.

Similar Species

Seram Oriole lacks bare skin around the eyes and is slightly smaller and relatively shorter-tailed. Seram Friarbird has a bill that tapers to a finer tip and a crown is frequently flattened, with a peak on the nape.

Distribution

Asia: Confined to the island of Seram, (southern Moluccas), endemic.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Lowlands and foothills in forest, plantations, mangroves, and sparsely wooded areas.

Behaviour

Vocalizations

An explosive loud “k’PROW!” call.

References

Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Avibase
Higgins, P. J., L. Christidis, and H. Ford (2020). Seram Friarbird (Philemon subcorniculatus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.serfri1.01

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Seram Friarbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Seram_Friarbird

External Links

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-;Philemon subcorniculatus
+'''Alternative name: Grey-necked Friarbird'''
+;[[:category:Philemon|Philemon]] subcorniculatus
 ==Identification==
+*Long dagger-like bill.
+*Gray-brown overall
+*Whitish collar
+*Pink naked skin around the eye.
+Juveniles are less olive, showing some yellow feather edging above.
+====Similar Species====
+[[Seram Oriole]] lacks bare skin around the eyes and is slightly smaller and relatively shorter-tailed. Seram Friarbird has a bill that tapers to a finer tip and a crown is frequently flattened, with a peak on the nape.
 ==Distribution==
+[[Asia]]: Confined to the island of [[Seram]], (southern [[Moluccas]]), endemic.
 ==Taxonomy==
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 ==Habitat==
+Lowlands and foothills in forest, plantations, mangroves, and sparsely wooded areas.
 ==Behaviour==
-==Bird Song==
+====Vocalizations====
+An explosive loud “k’PROW!” call.
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}#Avibase
+#Higgins, P. J., L. Christidis, and H. Ford (2020). Seram Friarbird (Philemon subcorniculatus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.serfri1.01
+{{ref}}
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+{{GSearch|"Philemon subcorniculatus" {{!}} "Seram Friarbird" {{!}} "Grey-necked Friarbird" }}
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