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Boat-billed Flycatcher

Megarynchus pitangua
(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
Pitanguá
Neinei
Family: Tyrannidae
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: [lanius] pitangua.

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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
InsectsLimonera Grande (Papilio thoas)13/10/2022Silvia Sokolovsky



Number of Photography: 342

Foto
Photography ID: 676954
  Adult
Cerca de El Soberbio
Misiones
Argentina
02/17/2026
Pablo Alberto Re
Foto
Photography ID: 676820
  Adult
Solar del che
Misiones
Argentina
03/01/2026
Andrés Barca
Foto
Photography ID: 675757
  Adult
Bella Unión
Artigas
Uruguay
02/21/2026
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 673605
  Adult
Montecarlo
Misiones
Argentina
09/08/2025
Santos Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 667055
  Adult
Montecarlo
Misiones
Argentina
01/01/2026
Andrés Barca



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 11



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Gustavo Fernando Durán10/18/2025ArgentinaMisionesBelgrano 58, Puerto IguazúN/AN/ANoNo
Pablo Bruni03/24/2025ArgentinaCorrientesRuta provincial 86 (camino de Mburucuyá a Caacatí, Parque Nacional MburucuyáN/AN/AYesNo
Pablo Bruni10/08/2022ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaN/AN/AYesNo
Pablo Bruni10/08/2022ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaN/AN/AYesNo
Hugo Caverzasi05/01/2019ArgentinaMisionesPuerto IguazúN/AN/ANoNo
Diego Oscar05/26/2017ArgentinaMisionesRuta 20 y Arroyo Piray GuazuIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Nicolas Olejnik08/17/2011ArgentinaMisionesComplejo Americano, Puerto IguazúN/AAdultNoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria11/23/2014ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial AraucariaIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Ruggeri Andres10/11/2014ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria04/01/2010ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional MburucuyáIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Jose Luis Merlo09/24/2010ArgentinaMisionesParque Nacional IguazúIndistinguishableAdultNoNo


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Number of Films: 4





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Number of Records: 1585



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244336701/03/2026ArgentinaMisionesCaraguatay, Solar del cheAndrés Barca
244011321/02/2026UruguayArtigasMones Quintela, Bella UniónAlejandra Pons
243880220/02/2026UruguayArtigasCerca de Bella UniónJulio Cesar Castillo Yazauskas
244495717/02/2026ArgentinaMisionesCerca de El SoberbioPablo Alberto Re
243951406/02/2026BrazilPernambucoRppn Pedra D´antas--agrofloresta da Save Brasil (ud 4), Lagoa dos GatosPablo Eguia
243947106/02/2026BrazilPernambucoRebio Saltinho, TamandaréPablo Eguia
243945206/02/2026BrazilPernambuco-8.700266, -35.826733, Lagoa dos GatosPablo Eguia
242788828/01/2026BrazilSanta CatarinaCachoeira Encantada, Garopaba1Gabriel Carbajales
242778825/01/2026BrazilSanta CatarinaPraia da barra, Garopaba2Gabriel Carbajales
242260725/01/2026ParaguaySan PedroZona Aldea 2, Col. Volendam, San Pedro, Py1Dominic Oviedo Löwen
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Bibliography related


Artículo Merlo, J. L. y S. Aleman. 2010. El Pintaguá (Megarynchus pitangua) en Buenos Aires. Nuestras Aves, 55: 22-23.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.