Chatham Islands bellbird

Chatham Islands bellbird

Extinct (1906)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Anthornis
Species:
†A. melanocephala
Binomial name
†Anthornis melanocephala
G.R. Gray, 1843
Chatham Islands (top right) in relation to other New Zealand Outlying Islands

The Chatham Islands bellbird (Anthornis melanocephala) or kōmako is an extinct species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It was endemic to the Chatham Islands.

Nest
Chatham Island bellbird specimen in the Auckland Museum collection.
Chatham Island bellbird (Anthornis melanocephala) specimen from the Auckland Museum collection.
  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Anthornis melanocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22728814A94997726. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22728814A94997726.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.