Three-wattled Bellbird (Procnias tricarunculatus)

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.

Range (Guide)

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.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (80)...)

Three-wattled Bellbird (Procnias tricarunculatus) [XC434344]
by JP Wade from Sierra de Agalta , Sector El Ocotal , Departamento de Olancho, Honduras (call, song)

Three-wattled Bellbird (Procnias tricarunculatus) [XC30208]
by Sean O'Donnell from Bajo Grande, Cerro Punta, Chiriqu\u00ed, Panama (call)

Subspecies
Almost certainly most closely related to White Bellbird (Procnias albus), with which it shares several morphological characters.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Three-wattled Bellbird (Procnias tricarunculatus) - 10 files

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