The Ceara gnateater is locally called "cupadente", or "spitter" in Portuguese due to the sound it produces when it vocalizes.

[2] Courtship involve males erecting their white ear tufts and chasing females while performing simple aerial displays.

[8] Nest building involves placing twigs and leaves in low branches or shrubs to create a camouflaged cup-nest.

Incubating adults attempt to camouflage themselves when predators approach by shrinking into the nest and often rely on shadows to hide their rufous color.

Other strategies include females luring predators away using a "broken-wing display" in which they feign an injury to distract away from the nest.

[5] Some sources say its status should be changed to vulnerable due to its restricted range which makes it susceptible to habitat loss.

[2] AQUASIS is a non-profit organization that works in the Brazilian state of Ceara to prevent the extinction of endangered species.