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Plain Antvireo

Dysithamnus mentalis
(Temminck, CJ, 1823)
Choca Amarilla
Choquinha-lisa
Family: Thamnophilidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Myothera mentalis.

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Description: Yellow underparts; gray head with an ocular patch and black cheeks; olive-brown back, wings, and tail; slight streaks in the coverts; blackish crown in the male and reddish in the female.

Geographic Distribution: Misiones and northeast of Corrientes.

Habitat: Forests.

Behavior: Reminiscent of warblers, small and very trusting.


Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Number of Photography: 183

Foto
Photography ID: 668949
♂ ♀  Adult
Rn Rio Bravo
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/16/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 667049
♂  Adult
Montecarlo
Misiones
Argentina
01/01/2026
Andrés Barca
Foto
Photography ID: 638190
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
04/28/2025
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 636242
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
04/28/2025
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 634578
♂  Adult
Presidente Franco
Alto Paraná
Paraguay
05/13/2025
Guillermo Menéndez
Foto
Photography ID: 633128
  Adult
Candelaria
Misiones
Argentina
08/23/2022
Tiago Vaggi
Foto
Photography ID: 612156
♂  Adult
Montecarlo
Misiones
Argentina
12/01/2024
Andrés Barca



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 25



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Gustavo Fernando Durán06/03/2025ArgentinaMisionesParque Nacional IguazúN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán06/03/2025ArgentinaMisionesParque Nacional IguazúN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán06/03/2025ArgentinaMisionesParque Nacional IguazúN/AN/ANoNo
Jorge La Grotteria01/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural El Puente VerdeN/AN/AYesNo
Elsa Longo07/30/2024ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural Silvestre Parque Federal Campo San Juan, Santa AnaN/AAdultNoNo
Guillermo Marcaida07/31/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Salto EncantadoN/AAdultNoNo
Guillermo Marcaida07/30/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Federal Campo San JuanN/AAdultNoNo
Hugo Alberto Valderrey06/21/2024ArgentinaMisionesCamping Gruta India, GaruhapéN/AAdultNoNo
Hugo Caverzasi06/21/2024BrazilRio Grande do SulTierra Indigena de GuaritaN/AN/AYesNo
Jorge La Grotteria07/30/2021ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Caá YaríN/AN/AYesNo
Jorge La Grotteria07/30/2021ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Caá YaríN/AN/AYesNo
Jorge La Grotteria07/28/2021ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 12 (-25,736497, -54,536090), Parque Provincial Puerto Península♂ ♀AdultYesNo
Jorge La Grotteria07/28/2021ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 12 (-25,736497, -54,536090), Parque Provincial Puerto Península♂ ♀AdultYesNo
Dolores Fernandez08/26/2019ArgentinaMisionesLa Misión Lodge, Puerto ParaísoN/AN/ANoNo
Jorge La Grotteria07/07/2019ArgentinaMisionesCamino sin nombrar (-25,859683, -53,954413), Bio Reserva Karadya♂AdultYesNo
Elsa Longo09/04/2018ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional IguazúN/AAdultNoNo
Santos Di Mauro08/26/2018ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional IguazúN/AAdultNoNo
María Del Carmen Fabeiro06/30/2018ArgentinaMisionesReserva, Bio Reserva Karadya♂AdultNoNo
Maria Victoria Di Stasio06/29/2018ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaN/AAdultNoNo
Dolores Fernandez06/17/2018ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional IguazúN/AN/ANoNo



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Number of Films: 2




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Number of Records: 1060



Page 1 of 106
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244411227/01/2026BrazilRio de JaneiroParque Mambucaba--estrada do Chapeu do Sol, ParatyJulian Uriel Collado
242350827/01/202608:20BrazilRio de JaneiroRua Beira RioSilvina Collado
244396626/01/2026BrazilSão PauloPe Serra do Mar--núcleo Picinguaba--estrada para a Casa de Farinha, Ubatuba1Julian Uriel Collado
244391825/01/2026BrazilRio de JaneiroEstrada da Pedra Branca, Paraty1Julian Uriel Collado
242228222/01/2026ParaguayConcepciónEstancia Ña Blanca1Dominic Oviedo Löwen
241509901/01/2026ArgentinaMisionesMontecarlo, MontecarloAndrés Barca
239802308/12/2025ArgentinaMisionesSan PedroDiego Oscar
239790306/12/2025ArgentinaMisionesPN Iguazú--Área Cataratas, IguazúDiego Oscar
239779504/12/2025ArgentinaMisionesHotel Selva de Laurel, IguazúDiego Oscar
239504727/11/2025ArgentinaMisionesR.p. 2081Julian Uriel Collado
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Bibliography related


Artículo De la Peña, M. R. 1999. Aves Argentinas, Lista y Distribución. 244 págs. LOLA. Buenos Aires.

Artículo Narosky, T. y D. Yzurieta. 2010. Aves de Argentina y Uruguay – Birds of Argentina & Uruguay: Guía de Identificación Edición Total – A Field Guide Total Edition. 16a ed. 427 págs. Vázquez Mazzini Editores. Buenos Aires. Argentina.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Plain Antvireo (Dysithamnus mentalis) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.