Anthornis
| Anthornis | |
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| New Zealand bellbird (Anthornis melanura) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Anthornis G.R. Gray, 1840 |
| Species | |
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Anthornis is a
Prosthemadera.[1]
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
- S2CID 216316169.
- ^ Bartle, J. A.; Sagar, P. M. (1987). "Intraspecific variation in the New Zealand bellbird Anthornis melanura" (PDF). Notornis. 34: 253–306. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2019-12-03.