The korimako (New Zealand bellbird) small, shy, and full of song. Their chiming call is one of the defining sounds of Aotearoa’s forests, often the first note of dawn. | Dakota Brown Photography

The New Zealand bellbird song #reels #birds #nature #sound #singing | Okicau

Have you heard this melodious call before? Bird keeper Catherine is filling us in on what makes the New Zealand bellbird so unique for the #NZGardenBirdSurvey! Also known by their Māori names korimako and makomako, bellbirds are found all throughout the South Island and in the North Island south of the Waikato and in the Coromandel. I love seeing these beautiful birds when the flax bushes (harakeke) come into flower as you’ll see them stick their heads down and re-appear with a face full of oran

Have you ever heard a New Zealand Bellbird chorus? Check it out! | BirdNote