[5] The umbrellabird is almost entirely black, and has a conspicuous crest on the top of its head, vaguely resembling an umbrella (hence its common name).

This bird has strong legs, short feet, acute claws, broad wings, and a thick bill.

Since the umbrellabird spends most of its time at the tops of trees, ground-dwelling predators pose little threat to this unique bird.

[5] Monkeys and snakes are their primary predators, along with large birds of prey such as hawks and eagles that are able to hunt from the air.

[8] Populations are decreasing in large part from human encroachment on their native lowland forests, generally for agriculture.

Other reasons for their habitat loss include logging, banana and palm oil plantations, or being hunted for meat or the pet trade.

[10] Other common names are bullbird, coracine ombrelle in French, Nacktkehl-Schirmvogel in German, and pájaro paraguas de cuello desnudo in Spanish.