- Procnias tricarunculatus
Identification
25 cm-30 cm (9¾-11¾ in) female smaller than male
Male:
- Chestnut brown body, tail, and wings
- White head
- Black eye-ring, eye-stripe, and bill
- Three worm-like wattles of skin hang from the base of the bill; they can be 10 cm, and the middle of the three can be erected into an upright position
Female:
- Less striking in appearance
- Golden-brown across the back of the wings and tail
- White streaking on the face
- Buffy-streaked throat
- Golden-brown streaking down the chest
- Pale-gray undertail coverts
Distribution
Breeds Nicaragua to western Panama; non-breeding visitor to Honduras1.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Mature wet forest, in highlands during summer and lower on Caribbean side in rest of year2.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of fruit, particularly from laurels.
Breeding
The female constructs the nest.
Vocalisation
Delivers a distinctive, very loud "bonk" sound at regular intervals from a favorite perch at the top of the canopy. This can be heard for a considerable distance, and is a characteristic sound of the rain forest of Central America in the regions where it survives.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Howell & Webb, 1995. A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198540124
- Ridgely & Gwynne 1989. Birds of Panama. Princeton Paperbacks. ISBN 0691025126
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Three-wattled Bellbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Three-wattled_Bellbird
External Links
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