Order Passeriformes Genus Philemon Higher classification Friarbird | Phylum Chordata Family Meliphagidae Scientific name Philemon meyeri Rank Species | |
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The Meyer's friarbird (Philemon meyeri) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The common name commemorates Adolf Bernard Meyer (1840–1911), a German anthropologist and ornithologist who collected in the Dutch East Indies.
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