Anthornis
Anthornis is a bird genus in the honeyeater family (Meliphagidae). Its members are called bellbirds. According to genetic data, it is a sister genus to Prosthemadera.[1]
| Anthornis | |
|---|---|
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| New Zealand bellbird (Anthornis melanura) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Anthornis G.R. Gray, 1840 |
| Species | |
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6, see text | |
It contains the following species:
- New Zealand bellbird, Anthornis melanura
- Chatham bellbird, Anthornis melanocephala (extinct)[2]
They are named bellbirds because their call sounds like a bell. Young male bellbirds copy the calls of neighbouring older males. Sometimes two males can sing in almost perfect unison because one has been copying the other.
References
- Higgins, P; Christidis, L; Ford, H (2019). del Hoyo, J; Elliott, A; Sargatal, J; Christie, D. A.; Juana, E. (eds.). "New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis melanura)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.
- Bartle, J. A.; Sagar, P. M. (1987). "Intraspecific variation in the New Zealand bellbird Anthornis melanura" (PDF). Notornis. 34: 253–306.
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