Rufous-naped Bellbird
Aleadryas rufinucha
A medium-sized, plump bird of mid-montane forest understory. Distinctively patterned with an olive body, yellow throat, black moustache, white chest and gray face with rufous at the back of the head. Note the pale, beady eye. Some areas have a white forehead. Unique adult coloration with no similar species. Juvenile is olive above and rufous below. Voice, various piping notes, including a flat note repeated quickly like Piping Bellbird, or an upslurred one. Also rasping notes.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Aleadryas rufinucha
- Authority
- (Sclater, PL, 1874)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pachycephalidae
- Genus
- Aleadryas
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
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