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

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Distribution

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