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Bearded bellbird

Procnias averano (Hermann, 1783)

NTNear Threatenedsongbirds

The bearded bellbird (Procnias averano) is a species in the family Cotingidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 127 g to 168 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Bearded bellbird (Procnias averano)
Photo: Steve Garvie from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bearded bellbird

Weight
127 g – 168 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
23 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
2.49 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bearded bellbird live?

Not recorded

What is the bearded bellbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The bearded bellbird (Procnias averano), also known as the campanero or anvil-bird, is a passerine bird which occurs in northern South America. The male is about 28 cm (11 in) long with white plumage apart from a brown head and black wings. At his throat hang several black, unfeathered wattles. The female is a little smaller with olive-green head and upper parts, yellow underparts streaked with green and a yellow vent area. The male has a loud, repeated metallic hammering call, as well as various other vocalisations.

There are two subspecies, the nominate subspecies is only found in northeastern Brazil, while the other subspecies occurs in Trinidad, Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, eastern Bolivia and northern Brazil. This bird is found in moist tropical forests where it feeds mainly on fruit and berries which are picked on the wing. The nest is a rather flimsy mass of stems and slender twigs built far out on a branch of an isolated tree. A single buff-coloured egg is laid and incubated solely by the female.

From the Wikipedia article “Bearded bellbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bearded_bellbird&oldid=1352900940), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bearded bellbird endangered?

The bearded bellbird is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species.

How is the bearded bellbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCotingidae
  6. genusProcnias
  7. SpeciesProcnias averano (Hermann, 1783)

Synonyms Ampelis averano, Ampelis variegata

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • طائر الجرس الملتحيArabic
  • campaner barbatCatalan
  • zvonovec vousatýCzech
  • aderyn cloch barfogWelsh
  • SkægklokkefuglDanish
  • BartkotingaGerman
  • FlechtenglöcknerGerman
  • barba sonorilkotingoEsperanto
  • Campanero barbudoSpanish
  • habe-kellalindEstonian
  • partaseppäkotingaFinnish
  • Araponga barbuFrench
  • smeđoglava kotingaCroatian
  • arapongaHungarian
  • Campanaro barbutoItalian
  • アゴヒゲスズドリJapanese
  • juodasparnis varpininkasLithuanian
  • BaardklokvogelDutch
  • skjeggklokkefuglNorwegian
  • dzwonnik brodatyPolish
  • ave-sino-barbudaPortuguese
  • araponga-do-nordestePortuguese
  • Бородатый звонарьRussian
  • Чернокрылый звонарьRussian
  • zvonec arapongaSlovak
  • Bradata zvonarkaSerbian
  • skäggklockkotingaSwedish
  • Sakallı ÇankuşuTurkish
  • арапонга чорнокрилаUkrainian
  • 鬚鐘雀Chinese
  • 须钟伞鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the bearded bellbird

Other species in the same genus Procnias.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the bearded bellbird?

An adult bearded bellbird weighs 127 g – 168 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bearded bellbird endangered?

The bearded bellbird is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the bearded bellbird?

The bearded bellbird (Procnias averano) belongs to the family Cotingidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{bearded_bellbird_2026,
  title = {Bearded bellbird (Procnias averano)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bearded-bellbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}