#korimako

korimako (bellbird) sitting on a harakeke flower that i drew for my grandma 👍👍

Korimako aka NZ Bellbird getting its face all up in the Harakeke flowers.

i heard a new sort of birdsong recently, or- well. new for the *region,* as this was a bird i'd heard quite a lot in my childhood!!

i was very excited hearing this as i really missed this specific sorta birdsong, but i couldnt be sure what bird it was until i got a visual confirmation, and- well- about that,

the korimako! a native nectavorous bird around the same size as a blackbird. theyre really pretty! and they have absolutely beautiful songs. i think this one might be female as it lacks the purple plumage of males, but it stayed right up close with me for so so long!! it was magical

anyways

skedaddling

Korimako (aka New Zealand Bellbird)

Bird Info & Submission Reasons

Kererū / New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)

"They’re so joyous and whimsical and they get drunk off of berries fermenting in their stomach and fall out of the tree. Ideal creature"

"They are super cute and also keep trying to stand on branches that are too small for them and then fall off or hang upside down"

"My favourite of all the places I’ve lived had a tree right outside my second floor window and the time at which I got home every day was the time at which a kereru best liked hanging out in that tree. I was so happy to see it =)"

Korimako (Anthornis melanura)

also known as the New Zealand Bellbird

A medium-sized nectar feeder endemic to New Zealand. Note yellowish-green plumage, blackish wings and tail, and red eyes. Male has purple tints on his head. Female browner, with a bluish gloss on the head. Juveniles show a clear yellowish cheek stripe. Widespread in the North and South Islands of New Zealand. Favors native and exotic forest, scrub, and urban parks and gardens. Listen for its melodious song consisting of a series of tuneful notes. Alarm call is a harsh, rapidly repeated “yeng.” Distinguished from European Greenfinch by lack of a pale, conical bill and larger size. Listen for lack of grunts, wheezes, and clicks to distinguish song from that of Tui. (eBird)