Morotai Friarbird
- Scientific name
- Philemon fuscicapillus
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Conservation status
- Near threatened
- Habitat
- Forest mixed
- Wing shape
- Rounded
- Tail shape
- Notched
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The Morotai friarbird, known scientifically as *Philemon fuscicapillus*, is an endemic species found only on the Indonesian island of Morotai and a few nearby islets. Collectors and ornithologists prize this species for its distinct, somber plumage and the unique structural features of its rounded wings and notched tail, which help it navigate the dense island forests.
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