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	Class:	Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)
	Order:	Perching Birds (Passeriformes)
	Family:	Bell Bird (Oreoididae)     iNaturalist Observation
	Species:	Southern Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis ssp gutturalis)
	This Photo:	Male, back
	Thank you John Oliver & David Mules for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Females are similar in appearance to a Grey Shrike-thrush. Males are unmistakable with a white chin and black breast. Their song is quite metallic and resonates through Ellura when they visit.
	Copyright © 2013-2025 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 23-Apr-2013
This species is classed as  RA (Rare)  in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)