Vale das Taquaras Lodge, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; 24 October 2009 © Joao Quental

Currently classified as Vulnerable by BirdLife International, this species, the southernmost in distribution of the four bellbirds, is much sought-after for the commercial cagebird trade. The Bare-throated Bellbird is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil south to northeastern Argentina and eastern Paraguay. While the nearly all-white male sings from high perches above the canopy and is unmistakable, females are drab olive and yellow birds, heavily streaked below, with a blackish crown and throat. There is some geographical overlap with the Bearded Bellbird (Procnias averano) in northeastern Brazil. However, unlike the female Bearded Bellbird, the female Bare-throated Bellbird has a much more solidly dark crown and, especially, throat. These two species generally replace each other altitudinally in northeast Brazil, with the Bearded Bellbird probably largely confined to remnant lowland forests.

Recommended Citation

. 2010. Bare-throated Bellbird (Procnias nudicollis), Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p_spp=497516