Males take far more nectar than females. The latter take more insects. Bellbirds produce two broods a year, raised between September and January. Their nests are formed of twigs, leaves and grasses built in a shrub, fork of tree or in a shallow tree cavity. The female bird incubates the 3 to 4 egg clutch of pinkish eggs with brown spots for 13 to 14 days.
Bellbirds habitat our native forests, orchards and gardens.