Hornbill Friarbird (Philemon yorki)
Photo of sub-adult Hornbill Friarbird feeding on Umbrella Tree. This bird has the white-fringed back and neck feathers of an immature bird, but the red eyes and nobbed bill of the adult.
ID: 99037
Photographer: © Ian Montgomery
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Location: Bluewater NE Queensland Australia
Date & Time: 13/3/10 4:50:11 PM
Original size (pixels): width 3600, height 2700
Aperture: f5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/500 sec
Focal Length: 500.0 mm
The Queensland race yorki of the Helmeted Friarbird complex has been split off as a separate species, the Hornbill Friarbird.
Gallery revised on Friday, 10 March 2017