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UKBellbird
/bˈɛlbɜːd/
/bˈɛlbɜːd/Bellbird
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What is a "bellbird"?
A bellbird is a small bird species native to New Zealand, known for its distinctive and melodic song. With its vibrant green plumage and a touch of blue on its head and back, the bellbird is a visually captivating creature. It inhabits forested habitats throughout the country, including native forests and regenerating shrublands. The male bellbird's song is a delightful combination of rich notes and clear bell-like tones, often heard during the breeding season to attract a mate and establish its territory. These birds play a vital role in pollination as they feed on nectar from native flowers, and their sweet song adds to the natural symphony of New Zealand's ecosystems.
Examples
1. The bellbird’s eerie, almost electronic calls can be 125 decibels in volume.
2. The Amazon white bellbird is a small white bird found in the mountainous regions of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest.
3. The audio tools allowed them to measure the volume of the bellbird’s song very precisely, which is a tricky thing to do when you’re studying them from a distance.
4. In English it's called bare-throated bellbird and this bird here I'm holding is a white bellbird related species, but you cannot just imagine that this one would look like this, pure white and just have a brilliantly bluish, green bare throat.
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