About the Bearded Bellbird
The bearded bellbird, also known as the campanero or anvil-bird, is a passerine bird which occurs in northern South America. The male is about 28 cm (11 in) long with white plumage apart from a brown head and black wings. At his throat hang several black, unfeathered wattles. The female is a little smaller with olive-green head and upper parts, yellow underparts streaked with green and a yellow vent area. The male has a loud, repeated metallic hammering call, as well as various other vocalisations.
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Like other cotingas, the bearded bellbird has a broad hooked-tipped bill, rounded wings, strong legs and a striking appearance. The male is approx 28 cm 11 in long, and weighs 180 g (6+1⁄2 oz). His plumage is white or greyish-white apart from the black wings and warm brown head. He sports a "beard" of un-feathered, black stringy wattles. The female is smaller, at approx. 27 cm (10+1⁄2 in) and 130 g (4+1⁄2 oz). Her upperparts are olive-green (duskier on the head), most of the underparts are yellow streaked with green, and the vent is pure yellow. She lacks the facial wattles ("beard").
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What the Bearded Bellbird sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Colombia.
When to see it
Peak activity in December · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
White BellbirdProcnias albusThe white bellbird is about 27 to 29 cm (11 to 11 in) long; males weigh 210 to 222 g (7.4 to 7.8 oz).
Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatusOne of four species of bellbird that live in Central and South America, the three-wattled bellbird is between 25 cm (9.8 in) and 30 cm (12 in) long.
Bare-throated BellbirdProcnias nudicollisVoice: The male has one of the loudest calls of any bird—a sharp sound like that of a hammer striking an anvil or a bell.
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