A Papua observation of the New Guinea Friarbird noted bare skin at the side of the head and a black knob on the upper bill. The same account recorded it feeding at umbrella-tree flowers.
A bird observed in Papua had bare skin along the side of its head and a black knob at the base of the upper bill.
The Papua observation showed it feeding at flowers of the Queensland umbrella tree (Schefflera actinophylla). This is one feeding record, not a complete diet.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.