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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

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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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
239790306/12/2025ArgentinaMisionesPN Iguazú--Área Cataratas, IguazúDiego Oscar
239779504/12/2025ArgentinaMisionesHotel Selva de Laurel, IguazúDiego Oscar
231768906/07/2025ArgentinaMisionesPN Iguazú--Observatorio de Aves Daniel Pupi Somay, Iguazú3Naré Berduc
201942926/03/2024ArgentinaMisiones600 hectáreas (AICA MI01), Iguazú3Diego Oscar
198105529/07/2023ArgentinaMisionesPN Iguazú--Observatorio de Aves Daniel Pupi Somay, Iguazú2Joaquin Tavasci
187300411/07/2023ArgentinaMisiones600 hectáreas, Iguazú5Fabricio Candia
187301125/01/2022ArgentinaMisionesPN Iguazú--Área Cataratas, Iguazú1Fabricio Candia
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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.