The New Zealand bellbird, also known by its Māori names korimako and makomako, is a passerine bird endemic to New Zealand. It has greenish colouration and is the only living member of the genus Anthornis. The bellbird forms a significant component of the famed New Zealand dawn chorus of bird song that was much noted by early European settlers. The explorer Captain Cook wrote of its song "it seemed to be like small bells most exquisitely tuned". Its bell-like song is sometimes confused with that of the tūī. The species is common across much of New Zealand and its offshore islands as well as the Auckland Islands. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Sparrman, A 1786)
Reference:
Mus. Carlsonianum
fasc.1 no.v
Protonym:
Certhia melanura
Type locality:
Promontorium Bonae Spei [error = Queen Chai'lotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand] .
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41149033
Avibase ID:
73A0AA07CDEFF0F6
Avibase ID:
avibase-73A0AA07
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/73A0AA07
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558606
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2019: New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2023: New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): New Zealand Bellbird ( Anthornis melanura) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Anthornis [melanura or melanocephala]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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