Southern Crested Bellbird: Size vs Red Wattle Bird

Southern Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis ssp gutturalis)

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:

Size vs Red Wattle Bird

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.

This species is classed as

RA (Rare)

in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)

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