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Chatham Islands Bellbird

Anthornis melanocephalaGray, GR, 1843

English (US) Chatham Islands Bellbird

Extinct

The Chatham Islands Bellbird (Anthornis melanocephala) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters) in the order Passeriformes.

Range: formerly Chatham Islands; extinct ca. 1906Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Anthornis melanocephala
IUCN Red List
Extinct
English (US)
Chatham Islands Bellbird
Described by
Gray, GR, 1843

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Taxonomic history

Described by
Gray, GR, 1843
Type locality
Chatham Islands.
Original description
Travels in New Zealand; with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country 2 p.188

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 195 species of the family Meliphagidae