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Silver-crowned FriarbirdAlternate name(s): "Silvery-crowned Friarbird" Size: 28-32 cm Weight: 65-105 g |
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Race "argenticeps"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a Silver-crowned Friarbird
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Darwin, NT, July 2018]
Frontal view of a Silver-crowned Friarbird
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Darwin, NT, June 2014]
Near-frontal view of a Silver-crowned Friarbird looking down, thereby
showing its name-giving silver crown
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Knuckey Lagoons, Darwin, NT, July 2013]
Near-frontal view of a Silver-crowned Friarbird issuing its call;
this is the bird whose calls were recorded on 9
April 2018
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Lake Argyle, near Kununurra, WA, April 2018]
Near-frontal view of a Silver-crowned Friarbird
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Knuckey Lagoons, Darwin, NT, July 2013]
Near-frontal view of a Silver-crowned Friarbird "harvesting"
cobwebs for binding its nest
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Keep River NP, NT, November 2018]
Nosy Silver-crowned Friarbird studying the photographer
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Knuckey Lagoons, Darwin, NT, July 2013]
Close-up near-frontal/ventral view of a Silver-crowned Friarbird issuing
its call
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP, NT,
July 2020]
Close-up near-lateral/ventral view of a Silver-crowned Friarbird
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP, NT,
July 2020]
Close-up near-lateral/ventral view of a preening Silver-crowned
Friarbird (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP, NT,
July 2020]
Close-up lateral view of a Silver-crowned Friarbird
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP, NT,
July 2020]
Close-up lateral view of a preening Silver-crowned
Friarbird (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP, NT,
July 2020]
Lateral view of a Silver-crowned Friarbird issuing its
call;
note that the bird's casque is hidden behind leaves
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[McMinns Lagoon, near Darwin, NT, January 2019]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Near-frontal view of a Silver-crowned Friarbird; this bird has
many characteristics of an adult, such as a well-developed casque
("knob"), but still shows some faint yellow on the throat and
scalloping on the wing coverts, indicating that it is still a
sub-adult (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Marlow's Lagoon, Palmerston, NT, December 2017]
Near-frontal view of a Silver-crowned Friarbird; this bird has
many characteristics of an adult, such as a well-developed casque
("knob"), but still shows some faint yellow on the throat and
scalloping on the wing coverts, indicating that it is still a
sub-adult (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Marlow's Lagoon, Palmerston, NT, December 2017]
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Food, Diet |
Silver-crowned Friarbird feeding on the nectar of a Grevillea (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Knuckey Lagoons, Darwin, NT, July 2013]
This Silver-crowned Friarbird...
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Lake Argyle, near Kununurra, WA, April 2018]
... knows exactly where to look for water; note the conspicuous,
name-giving silver crown
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Lake Argyle, near Kununurra, WA, April 2018]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
silvfry_pb_20210924_3.m4a |
argenticeps (Top End, NT) |
Territorial calls? | © PB | |
silvfry_pb_20210924.m4a |
argenticeps (Top End, NT) |
Territorial calls? (+ Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo) | © PB | |
silvfry_pb_20180409.m4a |
argenticeps (NE WA) |
Warning/departure | © PB | |
silvfry_20140816.mp3 |
argenticeps (Darwin, NT) |
Answering calls? | © MD | |
silvfry_pb_20180414.m4a |
argenticeps (Darwin, NT) |
Feeding calls? | © PB | |
silvfry_pb_20190116.m4a |
argenticeps (Inland NT) |
Various (adults + juveniles) | © PB | |
silvfry_pb_20210924_2.m4a |
argenticeps (Top End, NT) |
? | © PB |
More Silver-crowned Friarbird sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.