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Timor friarbird

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{{Speciesbox

| name = Timor friarbird

| image = Philemon inornatus 132555958.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author1=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=Philemon inornatus |volume=2018 |page=e.T22704176A130351188 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22704176A130351188.en |access-date=25 September 2021}}

| taxon = Philemon inornatus

| authority = (Gray, 1846)

| synonyms = }}

The Timor friarbird or plain friarbird (Philemon inornatus) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.

Habitat

It is found on Timor island, where it plays an important cultural role.{{Cite journal |last1=Paga |first1=Blasius |last2=PUDYATMOKO |first2=SATYAWAN |last3=FAIDA |first3=LIES RAHAYU WIJAYANTI |last4=YUDA |first4=IGN. PRAMANA |last5=SULAKSONO |first5=NURPANA |date=2021-04-28 |title=Characteristics of vegetation as determinant of Timor Friarbird (Philemon inornatus) distribution in Bipolo Lanscape of West Timor Island, Indonesia |journal=Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity |volume=22 |issue=5 |doi=10.13057/biodiv/d220521 |issn=2085-4722|doi-access=free }}

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests; it tends to be most present near roads, particularly flat low-traffic roads near rivers and mangroves.{{Cite journal |last1=Paga |first1=Blasius |last2=PUDYATMOKO |first2=SATYAWAN |last3=WIJAYANTI |first3=LIES RAHAYU |last4=YUDA |first4=PRAMANA |last5=SULAKSONO |first5=NURPANA |date=2022-01-26 |title=The habitat suitability of Timor friarbird (Philemon inornatus) in Western Timor Island, Indonesia |journal=Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity |volume=23 |issue=2 |doi=10.13057/biodiv/d230215 |issn=2085-4722|doi-access=free }} It is a species generalist.

Threats

It is threatened by human-caused habitat loss—caused by logging, forest fires, and illegitimate grazing—and poaching. Over the past decade, its population has decreased significantly.{{Cite journal |last1=Paga |first1=B |last2=Pudyatmoko |first2=S |last3=Faida |first3=L R W |last4=Yuda |first4=P |date=2022-12-01 |title=Recent population size of Timor Friarbird and resources utilization at three landscapes in West Timor Island, Indonesia |journal=IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science |volume=1107 |issue=1 |pages=012122 |doi=10.1088/1755-1315/1107/1/012122 |issn=1755-1307|doi-access=free |bibcode=2022E&ES.1107a2122P }}

Diet

It feeds primarily on nectar, and also eats insects and fruit.

Social behavior

Timor friarbirds live in pairs or small groups.

References

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Timor friarbird

Category:Birds of Timor

Timor friarbird

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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