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Piping Bellbird


Ornorectes cristatus

(Salvadori, AT, 1876)
Pitohuí Crestado
Family: Oreoicidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Pitohui cristatus, Rectes cristata.




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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


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.

Source: Wikipedia, article Ornorectes cristatus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
6789920/10/2012IndonesiaPapuaSelva de Nimbokrang, Jayapura RegencyCarmelo López Abad
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Piping Bellbird (Ornorectes cristatus) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.