Something’s off.A report says measurements have placed the bare-throated bellbird and red-legged seriema in the same extreme vocal range as the white bellbird, with calls exceeding 120 decibels. That would put their calls above the report’s comparisons to a chainsaw or jackhammer.
The striking part is not simply that the birds are loud: the report says the three species occupy very different habitats and mating systems. The researchers reportedly expected body size and beak opening to matter, and found those links, but did not find a clear connection between the most extreme calls and factors such as habitat or sexual behavior. Differences in measurement methods and between individual birds mean the report does not name a single loudest species.
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