A bird found in the Amazon has shattered the record for the loudest call, reaching the same volume as a pneumatic drill. The white bellbird, which lives in t...
BELLBIRDS - Jeepers!
Not only loud (see video top) and pneumatic sounding, but also who designed those wattles? What a mess! Certainly there were other adaptations available?
Song / Call The bellbirds are known for their loud calls; although only one, the White Bellbirds (Procnias alba), have calls that can actually be described as “bell-like.”
Only the male vocalize. In breeding season males give resonant, far-carrying boing sounds, often preceded by piercing whistles or twangs.
The calls of some Procnias males are thought to be among the loudest bird calls on Earth - audible to humans from over 0.5 mi (0.80 km) away.
Habitat and distribution
They are all restricted to tropical or subtropical humid forested regions, often in low mountains or foothills.
Diet
A large part of their diet consists of fruits and berries, as well as various plant matter and seeds. Their short bills with a wide gape are adaptations for gorging on quantities of fruit.
Breeding
The nest is built on open branches. One or two eggs are laid per clutch. The female cares for the young alone, regurgitating fruit and cleaning the nest of fecal sacks and regurgitated seeds. The chicks leave the nest at 33 days, and take three years to come into full color.
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