The New Zealand Bellbird Anthoris melanura is a passerine bird that is endemic to New Zealand, and is commonly known simply as the 'bellbird'. It has greenish coloration and is the only living member of the genus Anthornis. The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Phyla Animals are a major group of organisms, classified as the kingdom Animalia or Meta­zoa. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Many - see section below. ... Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ... Genera Anthochaera Acanthagenys Plectorhyncha Philemon Xanthornyzma Entomyzon Manorina Xanthotis Meliphaga Lichenostomus Melithreptus Notiomystis Glycichaera Lichmera Trichodere Grantiella Phylidonyris Ramsayornis Conopophila Acanthorhynchus Certhionyx Myzomela Anthornis Prosthemadera Epthianura Ashbyia The honeyeaters are a large and diverse family of small to medium sized birds most common in Australia and New Guinea, but also... George Robert Gray (July 8, 1808 - May 6, 1872) was an English zoologist and author and head of the ornithological section of the British Museum in London for forty-one years. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Anders Sparrman (February 27, 1748–August 9, 1820) was a Swedish naturalist. ... Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ... Orders Many - see section below. ... This article is a parent page for a series of articles providing information about endemism among birds in the Worlds various zoogeographic zones. ...

It is known to the Maori as Korimako. It has a bell-like song which is sometimes confused with that of the tui. Te Puni, Māori Chief Māori is the name of the indigenous people of New Zealand, and their language. ... Binomial name Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae (Gmelin, 1788) The Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) is an endemic passerine bird of New Zealand, one of the largest members of the diverse honeyeater family. ...

There are four sub-species:
Anthornis melanura melanura
Anthornis melanura dumerii
Anthornis melanura oneho
Anthornis melanura obscura In taxonomy, a subspecies is the taxon immediately subordinate to a species. ...

The bellbird is endemic throughout both the main islands of New Zealand but its population and dispersion has been seriously affected by the introduction of European-style farming, which has led to the removal of native forests (the natural habitat of the bellbird) and the introduction of predatory species such as cats, weasels, stoats, ferrets, rats and food-robbing species like wasps. Predators either eat the birds or consume eggs, while food robbers compete with the bellbird for its natural food sources of nectar, honeydew and insects. The biodiversity of New Zealand, a large Pacific archipelago, is one of the most unusual on Earth, due to its long isolation from other continental landmasses. ... This snapping turtle is trying to make a meal of a Canada goose, but the goose is too wary. ... CATS The Musical is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber (ALW) in 1981 based on Old Possums Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. ... Alternate uses: Weasel (disambiguation) Species Mustela africana Mustela altaica Mustela erminea Mustela eversmannii Mustela felipei Mustela frenata Mustela kathiah Mustela lutreola Mustela lutreolina Mustela nigripes Mustela nivalis Mustela nudipes Mustela putorius Mustela sibirica Mustela strigidorsa Mustela vison Weasels are mammals in the genus Mustela of the Mustelidae family. ... Binomial name Mustela erminea Linnaeus, 1758 The Stoat (Mustela erminea) is a small mammal of the family Mustelidae. ... Trinomial name Mustela putorius furo In general use, a ferret is a Domestic Ferret (Mustela putorius furo), a creature first bred from the wild European Polecat at least 2,500 years ago. ... This is an article about wild rats; for pet rats, see Fancy rat Species 50 species; see text *Several subfamilies of Muroids include animals called rats. ... Families See text. ... In Greek mythology, nectar and ambrosia are the food of the gods. ... The term honeydew has more than one meaning. ... Orders Subclass Apterygota Symphypleona - globular springtails Subclass Archaeognatha (jumping bristletails) Subclass Dicondylia Monura - extinct Thysanura (common bristletails) Subclass Pterygota Diaphanopteroidea - extinct Palaeodictyoptera - extinct Megasecoptera - extinct Archodonata - extinct Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Infraclass Neoptera Blattodea (cockroaches) Mantodea (mantids) Isoptera (termites) Zoraptera Grylloblattodea Dermaptera (earwigs) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets...

Notwithstanding the ecological pressures created by the above factors, the bellbird persists in areas of relatively undisturbed native forests, whilst conservation activity from the 1920's has endeavoured to protect and promulgate the species. This has especially been the case in island enclaves that have been freed of predators. Some conservation ecologists have been concerned about the Amazon rainforest. ...

The bellbird forms a significant component of the famed New Zealand dawn chorus of bird sounds that was much noted by early European settlers. The sound of the bellbird is included as one of the iconic bird sounds in the national radio programme of Radio New Zealand as played on early morning news programmes since about 1972. The dawn chorus occurs when song birds sing at the start of a new day. ... The Savior Not Made By Hands (1410s, by Andrei Rublev) An icon (from Greek εικων, eikon, image) is an artistic visual representation or symbol of anything considered holy and divine, such as God, saints or deities. ... Radio New Zealand Limited is New Zealands public service radio broadcaster. ...

References

• BirdLife International (2004). Anthornis melanura. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Downloaded on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern