- Procnia nudicollis
Identification
Male 29 cm (11½ in); female 27 cm (10½ in)
Male
- Pure white overall plumage
- Turquoise bare area round the eye, and large throat patch
- Bare throat has narrow black bristles.
Female: smaller, olive upperparts, blackish head and black throat, pale yellow underparts with broad olive streaks.
Distribution
South America: found from south-eastern Brazil (Alagoas) to eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina (Misiones)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Canopy and borders of Atlantic Rain Forest.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists of a wide variety of fruit.
Breeding
They build a shallow nest on open branches for the 1 or 2 eggs, which are oval and reddish brown, with dark spots at the rounder end. Females care for the young alone.
Vocalisation
A loud bell noise
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- BirdLife International
- Answers.com
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Bare-throated Bellbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bare-throated_Bellbird
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