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Bare-throated bellbird

Procnias nudicollis (Vieillot, 1817)

NTNear Threatenedsongbirds

The bare-throated bellbird (Procnias nudicollis) is a species in the family Cotingidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 146.5 g to 201 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Bare-throated bellbird (Procnias nudicollis)
Photo: Ben Tavener · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bare-throated bellbird

Weight
146.5 g – 201 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
2.49 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bare-throated bellbird live?

Not recorded

What is the bare-throated bellbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The bare-throated bellbird (Procnias nudicollis) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in moist subtropical and tropical forests in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. The male has white plumage and bristly bluish-black bare skin around its eye, beak and throat. The female is more drab, being olive-brown above with streaked yellow underparts. The male has one of the loudest known bird calls, producing a metallic sound similar to a hammer striking an anvil. This bird feeds strictly on fruit and plays a part in dispersing the seeds of forest trees. It is considered Near Threatened because of loss of its forest habitat and collection for the pet bird trade.

The male bird has striking white plumage and a bare bluish-black patch of skin around its eyes and beak and on its throat. The female is duller in colour with a black crown, olive-brown upper parts and yellowish underparts streaked with olive green. This bird is about 27 cm (11 in) long.

Like other bellbirds (Procnias), P. nudicollis has a short bill with a very wide gape.

From the Wikipedia article “Bare-throated bellbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bare-throated_bellbird&oldid=1370832075), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bare-throated bellbird endangered?

The bare-throated bellbird is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the bare-throated bellbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCotingidae
  6. genusProcnias
  7. SpeciesProcnias nudicollis (Vieillot, 1817)

Synonyms Ampelis nudicollis

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • طائر الجرس عاري الحلقArabic
  • Гологуша котингаBulgarian
  • Campaner collnúCatalan
  • campaner de collnuCatalan
  • zvonovec nahokrkýCzech
  • aderyn cloch gyddf-foelWelsh
  • Nøgenstrubet KlokkefuglDanish
  • NacktgesichtkotingaGerman
  • Nacktkehl-GlockenvogelGerman
  • NacktkehlglöcknerGerman
  • nudgorĝa sonorilkotingoEsperanto
  • Campanero meridionalSpanish
  • Pájaro campanaSpanish
  • paljaskurk-kellalindEstonian
  • etelänseppäkotingaFinnish
  • Araponga à gorge nueFrench
  • Guyra campanaGuarani
  • zelenogrla kotingaCroatian
  • kopasznyakú harangozómadárHungarian
  • Campanaro golanudaItalian
  • Campanaro collonudoItalian
  • ハゲノドスズドリJapanese
  • plikagurklis varpininkasLithuanian
  • NaaktkeelklokvogelDutch
  • nakenstrupeklokkefuglNorwegian
  • dzwonnik nagoszyiPolish
  • ArapongaPortuguese
  • araponga-meridionalPortuguese
  • ave-sino-meridionalPortuguese
  • Гологорлый звонарьRussian
  • zvonec holohrdlýSlovak
  • Zelenolika zvonarkaSerbian
  • barstrupig klockkotingaSwedish
  • nakenstrupig klockkotingaSwedish
  • Çıplak Boğazlı ÇankuşuTurkish
  • арапонга голошияUkrainian
  • 裸喉鐘雀Chinese
  • 裸喉钟伞鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the bare-throated bellbird

Other species in the same genus Procnias.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the bare-throated bellbird?

An adult bare-throated bellbird weighs 146.5 g – 201 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bare-throated bellbird endangered?

The bare-throated bellbird is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the bare-throated bellbird?

The bare-throated bellbird (Procnias nudicollis) belongs to the family Cotingidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{bare_throated_bellbird_2026,
  title = {Bare-throated bellbird (Procnias nudicollis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bare-throated-bellbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}