Juvenile © Wilbur Goh
Adult © Robert Lewis
Adult © Tony Palliser
Adult © Ricki Ravitts

Rufous-naped Bellbird Aleadryas rufinucha

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Identification

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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.

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