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The Bare-necked umbrellabird (Cephalopterus glabricollis) is a bird found in Costa Rica and Panama. Found in Costa Rica and Panama. It eats fruit, insects and other small invertebrates and reptiles and frogs. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

🏡 Where the Bare-necked umbrellabird lives

Found in Costa Rica and Panama.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🍎 Fruit60%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs20%
• 🦎 Reptiles & frogs20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by UCAN, Phoebe David, Alana Zammit (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1098737. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Bare-necked umbrellabird

Where does the Bare-necked umbrellabird live?

The Bare-necked umbrellabird lives in Costa Rica and Panama. Found in Costa Rica and Panama.

What does the Bare-necked umbrellabird eat?

fruit (about 60%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%), reptiles and frogs (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Bare-necked umbrellabird endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.