Bellbirds

Male bellbirds perch on dead trees in order to attract mates, and often defecate seeds beneath these perches where the seeds have a high chance of survival because of high light conditions and escape from fungal pathogens [2]. ❋ Wikipedia (2009)

Eventually Gaynor prevailed on him to bring himself back from his trance and he started to talk excitedly about the tuis, the New Zealand pigeons, the bellbirds, the North Island robins, the New Zealand kingfisher, the red-crowned parakeets, the paradise shelducks, and the great crowd of large kakas which were swooping around the garden and jostling each other at the bird bath. ❋ Adams, Douglas, 1952- (1990)

The bellbirds and parrots were silent, and from behind her there came only the rustle and murmur of the living forest. ❋ O'Donnell, P. (1965)

We heard the calling of the false bellbird, which is gray instead of white like the true bellbirds; it keeps among the very topmost branches. ❋ Theodore Roosevelt (1888)

We saw parties of monkeys; and the false bellbirds uttered their ringing whistles in the dense timber around our tents. ❋ Theodore Roosevelt (1888)

Great azure butterflies flitted through the open, sunny glades, and the bellbirds, sitting motionless, uttered their ringing calls from the dark stillness of the columned groves. ❋ Theodore Roosevelt (1888)

Splendid quetzals and bellbirds fly about the canopy of the forest, and iridescent hummingbirds hover around in search of nectar. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Department of Conservation is celebrating the return of bellbirds to Motutapu island in the Hauraki Gulf. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Within the Whirinaki is a 1000ha core area of intensive pest control that has been in place since 2003, during this time the bird life in this area has increased beyond expectations, kaka, kakariki, robins, whiteheads, bellbirds and tui are all being protected. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The and tuis and black swans and bellbirds and red mushrooms with white polka dots. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The lake is generally very quiet, except for the sound of blackbirds, bellbirds, tuis and others. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"I thought I'd better take a look given that Mr Collins made the surprising claim of only seeing two each of tui, bellbirds, kakariki, tomtits and chaffinches over the course of an entire week camped in the bush." ❋ Unknown (2009)

In the past decade, some dogma-smashing research has shown that bellbirds, which don't belong in any of the established groups of bird learners, pick up vocalizations distinctive to their home regions: quacks, whistles or a noise that bird-watchers transcribe as "bonk." ❋ Unknown (2008)