Three-wattled bellbird

Three-wattled bellbird
Male (left) and female (right)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cotingidae
Genus: Procnias
Species:
P. tricarunculatus
Binomial name
Procnias tricarunculatus
(Verreaux & Verreaux, 1853)
Synonyms

Procnias tricarunculata

The three-wattled bellbird (Procnias tricarunculatus) is a Central American migratory bird of the cotinga family. The sexes are very dissimilar in appearance. The male has a white head and throat and the remaining plumage is chestnut brown. From the base of his beak dangle three long, slender, black wattles that he uses in display. The female has olive plumage with yellowish streaked underparts and a yellow vent area.

The three-wattled bellbird breeds in mountainous regions of Costa Rica and migrates to western Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. The male bird has a loud, distinctive, bell-like call, and as these birds are secretive and shy, they are more often heard than seen. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed their conservation status as "vulnerable".

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Procnias tricarunculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22700946A93806341. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22700946A93806341.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.