The white bellbird sings its pile driver tune when a potential mate is nearby. Meet the white bellbird, which has just beaten out its rainforest neighbour, the screaming piha, for the title of the world’s loudest bird.

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Unlock thousands of full-length species accounts and hundreds of bird family overviews when you subscribe to Birds of the World. ... wattle fully distended,” the study authors explain. It starts facing away from her, and then whips around to blast the loudest, record-setting note right into her face.

The wattle at the beak of the male moves when it sings. A male white bellbird with its bill open, just before singing.

recording of the White Bellbird by Alexandre Renaudier made in December 2006. However, few people are aware of why chickens have wattles and combs. Birds of paradise show off their dance moves, pufferfish draw shapes in the sand, and giraffes However, the white bellbird is unusual in how up close and personal it likes to get with its mate, and that's perhaps a subject for further research.

"It is curious that one of the world's loudest birds sings only its highest amplitude song type in such close range communication," conclude the researchers in their "Animals normally reserve loud calls for communication over long distances, and some species are known to vocalise more softly when receivers are nearby."

While we might not consider courting loved ones by singing loudly right into their faces, it's a flirting trick that works for this species – the loudest variation of the white bellbird call is actually saved for when a male and female are perched right alongside each other.The researchers making field recordings of white bellbird also noted a runner-up: the Nice try fellas, but you're being out-screamed.

Maybe they are trying to assess males up close, though at the risk of some damage to their hearing systems. History at your fingertips

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The red wattles that hang beneath their bills and the red combs upon their heads make chickens readily identifiable.

Not only that, they swivel dramatically during these songs, so as to blast the song's final note directly at the females. "Curiously, both white bellbirds and screaming pihas are found in the mountains of northern Brazil, where their shrieks echo around the place in their quest to find a potential partner.There is a trade-off though: as the calls of these birds get louder, they also get shorter. Get kids back-to-school ready with Expedition: Learn! We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. When a desirable female approaches, the male bellbird whips …

Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... Meet the white bellbird, which has just beaten out its rainforest neighbour, the screaming piha, for the title of the world’s loudest bird, according to a paper published in the journal Current Biology on Monday. With their wide gapes, they can swallow fruit whole; the seeds are later regurgitated.

The white bellbird beats out a symphony concert (110 db), a car horn (110 db), and a pneumatic drill (120 db).

""We would love to know why females willingly stay so close to males as they sing so loudly. The song of the white bellbird can reach 125 decibels, which rivals ‘the amplitude of a pile driver,’ says the author of a new study.