The Crested Bellbird is a mainland Australian bird whose male stands out for its raised black crest and black breast. It searches for small prey and seeds on the ground and in low shrubs.
The male has a grey head with a raised black crest, a white forehead and throat, and a prominent black breast. The rest of the body is grey or brown, and the eyes are orange-red. Females and immatures are duller, lack the black breast, and have a smaller crest that is not raised.
It feeds on invertebrates and some seeds, foraging on the ground or in low shrubs. It is usually alone or in pairs during the breeding season and sometimes joins mixed feeding flocks. In drier regions it may stay in one area or move locally.
It builds a cup-shaped nest of twigs, bark, or leaves, usually in a tree fork.
Both sexes incubate the eggs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.