Eastern Brazil (Alagoas and southern Minas Gerais south to southern Mato Grosso and Rio Grande do Sul), eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina (Misiones).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation through urbanisation, industrialisation, agricultural expansion, colonisation and associated road-building is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Loud and far carrying series of metallic 'koínk' calls and a loud 'prróink'.
Bare-throated Bellbird (Procnias nudicollis) [XC284995]
by Douglas Meyer from Green Trail, Reserva Ecol\u00f3gica de Guapia\u00e7u, RJ, Brazil (song)
Bare-throated Bellbird (Procnias nudicollis) [XC776815]
by Edgar Romero from Itacar\u00e9, Bahia, Brazil (song)
Subspecies
Almost certainly most closely related to Bearded Bellbird (Procnias averano), with which it shares several morphological characters in male (bare thigh patch, modification of outer primaries).
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Male unmistakable in range. Female is larger than the Sharpbill (Oxyruncus cristatus) which has a conical bill and a characteristic scaly effect on face. Female Bearded Bellbird (Procnias averano) is very similar with a less dusky crown.
References
See References.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet