Helmeted Friarbird
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Helmeted Friarbird

Philemon buceroides

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Lorentz National Park
4 Verified records at Lorentz National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The helmeted friarbird (Philemon buceroides) is part of the Meliphagidae family. The helmeted friarbird, along with all their subspecies, is commonly referred to as "leatherhead" by the birding community. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Lorentz National Park

Smoky Honeyeater
LC

Smoky Honeyeater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Melipotes fumigatus

70–80% · Very likely
Belford's Melidectes
LC

Belford's Melidectes

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Melidectes belfordi

60–70% · Likely
Red-collared Myzomela
LC

Red-collared Myzomela

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myzomela rosenbergii

60–70% · Likely
Black-backed Honeyeater
LC

Black-backed Honeyeater

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Ptiloprora perstriata

60–70% · Likely
Ornate Melidectes
LC

Ornate Melidectes

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Melidectes torquatus

40–50% · Likely
Black-throated Honeyeater
LC

Black-throated Honeyeater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caligavis subfrenata

10–20% · With luck
Hill-forest Honeyeater
LC

Hill-forest Honeyeater

Bird

Microptilotis orientalis

10–20% · With luck
Streak-headed Honeyeater
LC

Streak-headed Honeyeater

Bird

Pycnopygius stictocephalus

Insufficient data
Rufous-banded Honeyeater
LC

Rufous-banded Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Conopophila albogularis

Insufficient data
Green-backed Honeyeater
LC

Green-backed Honeyeater

Bird

Glycichaera fallax

10–20% · With luck
Red Myzomela
LC

Red Myzomela

Bird

Myzomela cruentata

5–10% · With luck
Long-billed Honeyeater
LC

Long-billed Honeyeater

Bird

Melilestes megarhynchus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Helmeted Friarbird at Lorentz National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
2 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
3 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
4 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
5 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
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