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Historical bird plate: Little Friarbird

Multi-species plate · Gould · 1837-1838

Two birds identified on this plate

Little Friarbird · Noisy Friarbird

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Tropidorhynchus Vigors

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01Little Friarbird
Tropidorhynchus citreogularisPhilemon citreogularisShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateTropidorhynchus citreogularis
Name used todayPhilemon citreogularisLittle Friarbird

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

02Noisy Friarbird
Tropidorhynchus corniculatusPhilemon corniculatusShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateTropidorhynchus corniculatus
Name used todayPhilemon corniculatusNoisy Friarbird

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands, Single volume
Plate
13
Creator
John Gould; plates predominantly by Elizabeth Gould
Holding institution
Museums Victoria
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain — source record marked not in copyright.