Philemon argenticeps
Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The silver-crowned friarbird (Philemon argenticeps) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.It is endemic to northern Australia, including Queensland. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Silver-crowned Friarbird sighting in Nitmiluk National Park on a given day, based on 268 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 103 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Silver-crowned Friarbird in Nitmiluk National Park on a given day, against about 40% in February–March and July, the lowest months. That is one of Nitmiluk National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 270 mm in January.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Silver-crowned Friarbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Silver-crowned Friarbird sightings, Nitmiluk National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Kakadu National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Silver-crowned Friarbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Nitmiluk National Park (268 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
