Bearded Bellbird
Photo: Steve Garvie from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cotingas

Bearded Bellbird

Procnias averano

LCLeast Concern
Family
Cotingas (Cotingidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

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.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.