Bird Album
Piping Bellbird
Ornorectes cristatus (Salvadori, 1876)
79 gWeight
Busiest months: August · Most records: Papua New Guinea, Indonesia
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: August · Most records: Papua New Guinea, Indonesia
Piping Bellbird has been recorded at 11 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Varirata National ParkPapua New Guinea343 records
- Sera (formerly Crater Mountain) Biological Research StationPapua New Guinea25 records
- Dablin Creek RoadPapua New Guinea17 records
More places
- Tabubil AreaPapua New Guinea14 records
- Minggre Birdwatching HomestayIndonesia3 records
- Arfak Mtns – MaybriIndonesia2 records
- Ok Menga Hydro IntakePapua New Guinea1 record
- Brown River/Vanapa River lowlandsPapua New Guinea1 record
- Rondon RidgePapua New Guinea1 record
- Kumul LodgePapua New Guinea1 record
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Questions
How big is the Piping Bellbird?
The Piping Bellbird weighs around 79 g.
Where does the Piping Bellbird live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: New Guinea. It is most often recorded in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
When is the best time to see the Piping Bellbird?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in August (Southern Hemisphere).
Is the Piping Bellbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Piping Bellbird as Least Concern.
What does the Piping Bellbird eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Piping Bellbird in?
It belongs to the family Australo-Papuan Bellbirds (Oreoicidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 79 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 115 mm
- Tail
- 80 mm
- Bill
- 25 mm
- Tarsus
- 37 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Australasia: New Guinea
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Australo-Papuan Bellbirds Oreoicidae
- Genus
- Ornorectes
More from the family Australo-Papuan Bellbirds
Rufous-naped BellbirdAleadryas rufinucha
Crested BellbirdOreoica gutturalis
Download illustration
Free to use with credit: “Illustration: Bird Album (birdalbum.com)”. Drawn by AI from a reference photo by Ahmad Yasin Chumaedi. ↗
Heard it but can't see it? Mingji identifies birds by sound and photo, on your phone.