The New Zealand Bellbird, (Maori: Korimako or Makomako) is endemic to New Zealand. It has a green-yellow colour. It got its European name from explorer Captain James Cook who noted about its song, “it seemed to be like small bells most exquisitely tuned”.
New Zealand Bellbird
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