bellbird

or bell bird

[ bel-burd ]

noun

1. any of several birds having a loud bell-like cry, especially Anthornis melanura, a honey eater of New Zealand, and Procnias tricarunculata three-wattled bellbird of Central America.

bellbird

/ ˈbɛlˌbɜːd /

noun

1. any of several tropical American passerine birds of the genus Procnias having a bell-like call: family Cotingidae (cotingas)
2. either of two other birds with a bell-like call: an Australian flycatcher, Oreoica gutturalis ( crested bellbird ), or a New Zealand honeyeater, Anthornis melanura

Word History and Origins

Origin of bellbird¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; bell ¹ + bird

Example Sentences

There are the campanero or bellbird, and the flautero or flute bird.

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