Screaming Birds

[Birds are so weird, and it’s great.] Apparently, Brazil is full of very loud birds, and UMass biologist Jeff Podos has been studying them. The white bellbird is one of a trio of very loud birds, and it’s currently considered the “World’s Loudest” by no less an authority than Guinness World Records. Here’s how the bird is described. …sounds like a smoke detector that needs a new battery and attracts mates by screaming in their faces… Gosh, that’s sexy.Link: https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/09/29/umass-amherst-worlds-loudest-birds-bellbird-seriema