Oreoica gutturalis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The crested bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the family Oreoicidae. It is native to drier parts of Australia where its typical habitats are acacia scrublands, eucalypt woodlands, spinifex and saltbush plains, and dunes. The male is about 20 cm (8 in) long and has a grey head, a black crest and breast, and a grey or olive brown body. The female and juvenile are similar but the colours are more muted and the black breast is lacking. The distinctive call is a high pitched bell-like sound, audible at some distance. Sometimes a pair of birds duet.
The crested bellbird feeds on seeds and small invertebrates, foraging on the ground or in low bushes. The deep, cup-shaped nest is usually within a couple of metres of the ground, built in the fork of a branch or in a crevice in a stump. It is made from small twigs and bark and lined with finer material. Up to four eggs are laid and these are incubated by both parents. Overall this bird is quite common, but in some regions, such as Victoria, it is threatened by fragmentation of its habitat
This bird has been placed in the Old World warbler family Sylviidae, at the time a "wastebasket... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alice Springs Desert Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Adelaide Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Bellbird sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 70th most-seen of the 102 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May, July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Bellbird in Ningaloo Marine Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, August and October–March, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crested Bellbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Crested Bellbird sightings, Ningaloo Marine Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (Australia, about 50%), Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Cape Range (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Crested Bellbird that you can see in Ningaloo Marine Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Singing Honeyeater (about 70%), Pied Butcherbird (about 60%) and Welcome Swallow (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Crested Bellbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Ningaloo Marine Park (23 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
