page_title: Chatham bellbird
hierarchical_section_title: Chatham bellbird
caption_attribution_description: Old photo of a nest from The Animals of New Zealand An account of the Dominion's Air-breathing vertebrates (1909) By Captain F. W. HUTTON, F.E.S. AND JAMES DRUMMOND, F.L.S., F.Z.S. From image: Nest of Chatham Island Bell-bird
context_page_description: The Chatham bellbird is an extinct species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It was endemic to the Chatham Islands.
  In appearance it was very similar to the New Zealand bellbird but was considerably larger. Also the whole of the head and neck was brightly glossed in purplish or steel-blue.
  It was last observed in 1906 on Little Mangere Island. The population was likely impacted by the introduction of a disease as there was a sudden population decline before the onset of other disturbances such as rats, cats and specimen collectors.
context_section_description: The Chatham bellbird (Anthornis melanocephala) is an extinct species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It was endemic to the Chatham Islands.
  In appearance it was very similar to the New Zealand bellbird (Anthornis melanura) but was considerably larger. Also the whole of the head and neck was brightly glossed in purplish or steel-blue.
  It was last observed in 1906 on Little Mangere Island. The population was likely impacted by the introduction of a disease as there was a sudden population decline before the onset of other disturbances such as rats, cats and specimen collectors.
caption: Nest
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