The Ceara Gnateater used to be part of the Rufous Gnateater complex but was split out in 2015. The local name is "chupa-dente" or "tooth-sucker" based on the sound it makes. It is a Brazilian endemic with a Near Threatened status per IUCN criteria mainly because of its limited range but also because that range is threatened by deforestation. We had this one two days in a row at Pico Alto in the Guaramiranga area in eastern Brazil. The white eyebrow can be hidden most of the time, but I got a few shots with it exposed.
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