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Bellbird feeding

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Bellbird feeding

Bellbirds pollinate plants and disperse seed in conifer–broadleaf forests. The insect-pollinated flowers of five-finger (Pseudopanax arboreus) provide a supply of insects for bellbirds to feed on. Bellbirds also eat the ripe black fruits and disperse the seed.

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John Dawson, Conifer–broadleaf forests – Native wildlife and forest survival, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/11683/bellbird-feeding (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by John Dawson, published 1 March 2009.