NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Grey-necked Friarbird
Philemon subcorniculatus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Seram friarbird (Philemon subcorniculatus), also known as the grey-necked friarbird, Ceram friarbird, grey-necked honeyeater and gray-necked honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Indonesia where it occurs on Seram Island in the Maluku Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. They are common and conspicuous and often in small groups of up to four individuals.
The Seram friarbird is the largest of its family, and is approximately 78% heavier than the grey-collared oriole, which is an almost perfect mimic of it.
Wikipedia contributors, Seram friarbird; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:49:23.355667+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Philemon subcorniculatus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
- Name authority
- (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
- Common name
- Grey-necked Friarbird
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Philemon
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMeliphagidae
- genusPhilemon Vieillot, 1816
- speciesPhilemon subcorniculatus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Philemon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Helmeted FriarbirdPhilemon buceroides (Swainson, 1838) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Little FriarbirdPhilemon citreogularis (Gould, 1837) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| New Britain FriarbirdPhilemon cockerelli P. L. Sclater, 1877 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Noisy FriarbirdPhilemon corniculatus (Latham, 1790) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| New Ireland FriarbirdPhilemon eichhorni Rothschild & E. Hartert, 1924 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Timor FriarbirdPhilemon inornatus (G. R. Gray, 1846) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-faced FriarbirdPhilemon moluccensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Meyer's FriarbirdPhilemon meyeri Salvadori, 1878 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hornbill FriarbirdPhilemon yorki Mathews, 1912 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Manus FriarbirdPhilemon albitorques P. L. Sclater, 1877 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Silver-crowned FriarbirdPhilemon argenticeps (Gould, 1840) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brass's FriarbirdPhilemon brassi Rand, 1940 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Merops subcorniculatus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841 Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=561997 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4G5RX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.