Chatham Islands (top right) in relation to other New Zealand Outlying Islands
NestChatham Island bellbird (Anthornis melanocephala) specimen from the Auckland Museum collection.
In appearance it was very similar to the New Zealand bellbird (Anthornis melanura) but was considerably larger. Also the whole of the head and neck was brightly glossed in purplish or steel-blue.[2]
It was last observed in 1906 on Little Mangere Island. The population was likely impacted by the introduction of a disease as there was a sudden population decline before the onset of other disturbances such as rats, cats and specimen collectors.
ReferencesEdit
^BirdLife International (2016). "Anthornis melanocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22728814A94997726. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22728814A94997726.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^A History of the Birds of New Zealand by Walter Buller, 1888
External linksEdit
Chatham Island Bellbird / Komako. by Paul Martinson. Artwork produced for the book Extinct Birds of New Zealand, by Alan Tennyson, Te Papa Press, Wellington, 2006
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chatham, bellbird, anthornis, melanocephala, extinct, species, bird, family, meliphagidae, endemic, chatham, islands, conservation, statusextinct, 1906, iucn, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclass, avesorder, passeri. The Chatham bellbird Anthornis melanocephala is an extinct species of bird in the family Meliphagidae It was endemic to the Chatham Islands Chatham bellbirdConservation statusExtinct 1906 IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder PasseriformesFamily MeliphagidaeGenus AnthornisSpecies A melanocephalaBinomial name Anthornis melanocephalaG R Gray 1843Chatham Islands top right in relation to other New Zealand Outlying Islands NestChatham Island bellbird Anthornis melanocephala specimen from the Auckland Museum collection In appearance it was very similar to the New Zealand bellbird Anthornis melanura but was considerably larger Also the whole of the head and neck was brightly glossed in purplish or steel blue 2 It was last observed in 1906 on Little Mangere Island The population was likely impacted by the introduction of a disease as there was a sudden population decline before the onset of other disturbances such as rats cats and specimen collectors References Edit BirdLife International 2016 Anthornis melanocephala IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T22728814A94997726 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 3 RLTS T22728814A94997726 en Retrieved 13 November 2021 A History of the Birds of New Zealand by Walter Buller 1888External links EditChatham Island Bellbird Komako by Paul Martinson Artwork produced for the book Extinct Birds of New Zealand by Alan Tennyson Te Papa Press Wellington 2006 This article about a honeyeater is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chatham bellbird amp oldid 1143031224, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
