New Zealand Bellbird

About this species

This species has 182,701 occurrence records from 3 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). New Zealand accounts for 99.9% of the records; no other country or territory reaches 1%. In New Zealand, this species accounts for 2.2% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Anthornis melanura combines the genus name Anthornis with the species epithet melanura. It is the only species of the genus Anthornis in the Warbla app catalog.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 170 species of the family Meliphagidae. This species ranks 21st among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Anthochaera carunculata. Its record count is 2.4 times the family average (76,364). The family Meliphagidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

More birds in the family Meliphagidae

• Red Wattlebird
• Noisy miner
• Yellow-faced honeyeater
• New Holland Honeyeater
• White-plumed honeyeater
• Brown Honeyeater

Credits & data sources

• Wikidata
• GBIF.org