Crested Bellbird

Overview

Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis) is a species of Australo-Papuan Bellbirds (Oreoicidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Oreoica; binomial: Oreoica gutturalis; authority: (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827).

Distribution

Breeding range: Australasia.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Crested Bellbird is related to Crested Pitohui and Rufous-naped Whistler; separate from Pachycephalidae (and Incertae sedis), to new family Oreoicidae (Schodde & Christidis 2014).