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The white bellbird (Procnias albus) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae.It is the world’s loudest bird, producing vocalizations of up to 125.4 decibels. The specific epithet is often spelled alba, but albus is correct due to the masculine gender of "Procnias".
The call of the screaming piha is extraordinarily loud, [4] reaching 116 dB, second only to that of the white bellbird. [5] [6] In the breeding season, up to ten males may gather in loose leks, where they sing to attract females. The sound is frequently used in movies as a sound typical of the Amazon rainforest. [7]
One of four species of bellbird that live in Central and South America, the three-wattled bellbird is between 25 cm (9.8 in) and 30 cm (12 in) long.The body, tail, and wings of the male are uniformly chestnut-brown; its head, neck, and upper breast are white; and it has a black eye-ring, eye-stripe, and bill.
The zoo shares that it's one of the loudest calls in nature, and that its whistle can hit up to 116 decimals. They go on to say in the caption that that's about as loud as a rock concert. Make ...
According to a study published in 2019, the white bellbird makes the loudest call ever recorded for birds, reaching 125 dB. [64] [65] The record was previously held by the screaming piha with 116 dB. [66] A 2023 study found a correlation between the dawn chorus of male birds and the absence of females.
The bare-throated bellbird (Procnias nudicollis) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in moist subtropical and tropical forests in Argentina , Brazil , and Paraguay . The male has white plumage and bristly bluish-black bare skin around its eye, beak and throat.
Neotropical bellbird (or simply bellbird) is the common name given to passerine birds of the genus Procnias, found in the Neotropics. They are members of the cotinga family. They are all restricted to tropical or subtropical humid forested regions, often in low mountains or foothills .
The funniest movie ever made about teenage girls with crushes on Richard Nixon, the cult comedy Dick crashed and burned at the box office in 1999, but ended up fulfilling its rightful destiny: to ...