Common Name
Noisy Friarbird
Comment
Common and widespread in open forest and flower-rich gardens.
Stronghold population
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Local distribution
Common in a variety of woodlands but generally avoids rainforest. Usually found in small parties. Pugnacious, noisy and conspicuous
Known location
Eagleby, Bethania, Jacobs Well, Andrews, Nerang, Coomera, Elanora, Helensvale, Mudgeeraba, Advanceto
Other locality
Common and widesprea in open forest, woodland, parks and gardens.
General ecology
Open forest, woodland, heaths, farmland, parks, gardens.
Specific ecology
Nectar-rich flowers, especially banksias.
Habitat comment
One of the characteristic birds of the Gold Coast, heard feeding noisily on coast banksias in parks.
