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Large-tailed Antshrike

Mackenziaena leachii
(Such, G, 1825)
Batará Pintado
Borralhara-assobiadora
Family: Thamnophilidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Parque Provincial Urugua-í

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Thamnophilus leachii.

Description: All black, speckled with white. The female is black speckled with cinnamon, so heavily speckled that on the head it becomes cinnamon speckled with black.

Geographic Distribution within Argentina: Misiones and northeastern Corrientes.

Habitat: Forests and capueras.

Diet: Arthropods and invertebrates.

Breeding: Nest made of leaves, semi-spherical, resting (not hanging or between branches).

Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Elsa Longo08/04/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Urugua-íN/AAdultNoNo
Gonzalo Camiletti07/13/2021ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-íN/AN/ANoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
234977530/07/2025ArgentinaMisionesPP Urugua-í--Seccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-íDiego Oscar
214763504/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-íDiego Carus
214670004/08/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Urugua-íElsa Longo
194358103/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-íDiego Carus
187254611/12/2022ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-í2Fabricio Candia
187254510/12/2022ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-í2Fabricio Candia
169989809/12/2022ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-íDiego Carus
169785309/12/2022ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-íMaria Belén Dri
187254425/01/2022ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-í1Fabricio Candia
143072013/07/2021ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-íGonzalo Camiletti
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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.

Artículo Narosky, T. Y M. Ruda Vega. 2009. Aves Argentinas, un vuelo por el mundo silvestre. 1a edición. Albatros. Buenos Aires.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Large-tailed Antshrike (Mackenziaena leachii) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.