The bellbird/korimako

February 2017

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February 2017

Female bellbird showing the white cheek stripe and its ‘wine red’ eye. Photo: Matt Winter
New Zealand’s most melodic bird can be found everywhere but the upper North Island Bellbirds, or korimako, are the most widespread and familiar honey (nectar) eater in the South Island and are also common over much of the North Island although completely absent north of Hamilton other than on the Coromandel Peninsula. They are found […]
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