Piping bellbird

Piping bellbird
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Oreoicidae
Genus:	Ornorectes Iredale, 1956
Species:	O. cristatus
Binomial name
Ornorectes cristatus (Salvadori, 1876)
Synonyms
Pitohui cristatus Rectes cristata

The piping bellbird (Ornorectes cristatus), or crested pitohui, is a species of bird in the family Oreoicidae. It was previously placed in the family Pachycephalidae.

It is found on New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

References

1. BirdLife International (2018). "Ornorectes cristatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T22705586A130391681. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22705586A130391681.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.