---
title: "Filemon białoszyi"
description: "Philemon citreogularis — Ptaki. The little friarbird (Philemon citreogularis), also known as the little leatherhead or yellow-throated friarbird, is the smallest of the friarbirds within the Philemon genus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/little-friarbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Filemon białoszyi

> Philemon citreogularis — Ptaki. The little friarbird (Philemon citreogularis), also known as the little leatherhead or yellow-throated friarbird, is the smallest of the friarbirds within the Philemon genus.

- Scientific name: *Philemon citreogularis*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 3934
- Wikidata: [Q2024733](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2024733)
- iNaturalist taxon: [603527](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/603527)

## Names

- en: Little Friarbird
- de: Glattstirnlederkopf
- fr: Polochion à menton jaune
- nl: Kleine lederkop
- pl: Filemon białoszyi

## Countries with the most observations

AU (3773)

## Summary

The little friarbird (Philemon citreogularis), also known as the little leatherhead or yellow-throated friarbird, is the smallest of the friarbirds within the Philemon genus. It is found throughout northern and eastern Australia as well as southern Papua New Guinea. It lives a very prominent life, whereby it can easily be seen chasing other honeyeaters, and also it is very vocal. However, the little friarbird is usually spotted high up in trees, rarely being seen on the ground.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_friarbird

## Photo

![Filemon białoszyi](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/little-friarbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stuart · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/348241441

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/little-friarbird?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).