Other Scientific Names
Procnias tricarunculata [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Procnias tricarunculata [Collar et al. (1994)], Procnias tricarunculata [BirdLife International (2000, 2004)], Procnias tricarunculata [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Procnias tricarunculata [Stotz et al. (1996)]
Family
Cotingidae (Cotingas)
Size
25 - 31 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Verreaux & Verreaux, 1853)
Habitat
Foothill and highland moist forest. From 1,200 - 2,100 m, occasionally down to 750 m.
Costa Rica (B), Honduras (B), Nicaragua (B), Panama (B).
Breeds highlands of eastern Honduras (Sierra de Agalta), north-western Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama (east to Azuero Peninsula). In winter in adjacent lowlands.
 
Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation through conversion to banana plantations, cattle-ranches and logging, is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
In breeding season males give resonant, far-carrying 'boing', often preceded by piercing whistles or twangs.
Three-wattled Bellbird (Procnias tricarunculatus) [XC278641]
by Oscar Campbell from Reserva Curi-Cancha, Monteverde, Costa Rica (song)
Three-wattled Bellbird (Procnias tricarunculatus) [XC518408]
by Fernando del Valle from Children's Eternal Rain Forest Bajo del Tigre, Costa Rica (song)
Subspecies
Almost certainly most closely related to White Bellbird (Procnias albus), with which it shares several morphological characters.