Bellbird! Bird that sings loudly in the forest and awakens the curiosity of those who listen After all How many species of bellbirds are there? Why Do they sing that much? And why in you determine times of the year do they just disappear? Discover the secrets of bellbirds, right now, here on Planeta Aves The bellbird is a very interesting bird! By name scientific Procnias nudicollis, the high and sharp song that reminds me of the sound of hammering iron, which is why which is also known as blacksmith bird she usually sings at the top of the trees
and her singing can be heard hundreds of meters away distance! Only the male who sings, in fact, male and female are completely different. Adult male is all white with head and throat with skin blue-green or teal, if you prefer a turquoise color; while the female sports an olive green plumage with a yellow belly and striated the Bare-throated bellbird is the most popular bellbird species in Brazil is what people usually see and especially hear during walks through the forests of Serra do Mar But what a lot of people don't know is that this is not the
only species of bellbird that exists In the genus Procnias there are four species three of which exist in Brazil in addition to the Bare-throated bellbird that is found throughout the biome also exists the Bearded bellbird, the Procnias averano which is found in the humid forests of the Northeast and part of northern Brazil There is the White bellbird and Procnias albus, found in the forests of altitude of some parts of the Amazon and the fourth species the Three-wattled bellbird, Procnias tricarunculatus the only species of the genus that does not occur in Brazil this exclusive to Central
America I said four species, right, but I I could even say five as there is also the Horto bellbird which is despite not being same family as bellbirds she is popularly called the bellbird because of her appearance which refers to the female bellbird of the genus Procnias And these birds, at least at this time of the year They don't stop singing! in spring and summer the bellbirds simply sing all day! And, after all, why do they sing so much? During the reproductive period, males perform a real duel of songs done daily throughout the day with
only small breaks for food and rest while this bellbird calls in the treetop another hundreds of meters away does the same a competition to see who sings the most and best to attract females and also to defend the display territory And it's exactly like that each male has his preferred perches not tolerating the presence of other males in the area and generally they perform songs alternating one prolonged sequence of several notes for a loud and strong calling The females, attracted by the song, they visit the territories of males to choose the one most suitable for
reproduction generally analyzing the intensity and duration of the songs and when the male sees a female watching him even changes the singing frequency and can even fly towards the female performing a type of dance jumping from one side to the another in order to conquer her a single male can attract and mate with several females those who sing more and better have more reproductive success Look after this bellbird scene vocalizing I think I deserve your LIKE huh What do you think Jessica? [For sure] Then the If you like this video please already put your finger
on the like there that doesn't cost you anything and it helps me a lot It helps a lot with the engagement of this video The loud song of bellbirds is the result of a syrinx and well-developed abdominal muscles In slow motion you can see that these birds open their beak a lot during the most powerful calls It's quite impressive in White bellbird the appearance of the male It also helps when finding a partner. in this species, the male has a fleshy appendage which is so long that it falls to one side of the beak something
even strange to our eyes apparently it's a display adornment which is shaken during vocalizations to win over females in the male Bearded bellbird the small appendages that resemble a beard perhaps it has the same conquering effect on the species Even more impressive is the Three-wattled bellbird which has three long fleshy adornments females must find this characteristic great, huh? all four species stand out for their powerful singing which is really very high but the loudest corner of the world is in the Amazon belongs to White bellbird According to the study published by researchers in 2019 males
of this species can emit sounds of up to 125 dB the tallest of any known bird even louder than the sound of a jackhammer can be heard from miles away males are great conquerors but all Parental care is the responsibility of females each female builds the nest alone, incubates the egg and takes care of the chick, the nest is usually built bowl-shaped using sticks, similar to a pigeon's nest, where the female places a single egg that is incubated for about three weeks. The chick leaves the nest with plumage almost equal to that of the female
even if he is male and the Bird takes 2 to 3 years to acquire plumage of the adult bird, in the case of young males, they also need approximately 3 years to perfect your singing at first they emit a hoarse chant that can even sound funny but as time passes and after much practice they enhance your vocal skills listening to and learning from the most experienced individuals Like many birds in the Cotingidae family the four species of bellbirds are large frugivores feeding on a variety of small fruits found in the treetops the fruits are swallowed
whole and the seeds are regurgitated afterwards making these birds important seed dispersers of forests where they live If there is something that intrigues many people is that the one that the bellbirds at certain times of the year they seem to disappear from nature no one sees or hears her anymore Do they migrate or stay quiet in the forest? It turns out that bellbirds do altitudinal migrations small migrations from one part of the forest to another in the reproductive period summer and spring months bellbirds are found in the upper parts of the forest like slopes and
at the top of the mountain while in autumn and winter they move to the lowlands looking for fruit which become scarce in higher areas the four species of bellbirds carry out altitudinal migrations even though some of them are quite common as is the case of the Bare-throated bellbird we still know very little about the details of the migratory behaviors of these birds Everything indicates that these migrations happen in line with the fruiting period of certain plants like Geriva and the Jussara palm tree But there is still a lot to discover about these birds! Bellbirds are
amazing birds, right! Tell me in the comments What information presented in this video surprised you the most? And if you are now here at Planeta Aves and you are not registered, register, because This is a specialized channel on the subject with videos every week Then that's it Thank you for your always listening. and see you in the next video!
