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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

Synonyms: [lanius] pitangua.

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Photography ID: 639069
  Adult
Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
05/31/2025
Gustavo Marasco



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
236709615/09/2025ArgentinaMisiones600 hectáreas (AICA MI01), Iguazú2Diego Oscar
235080021/08/2025ArgentinaMisionesPN Iguazú (AICA MI01)--Ruta 101, IguazúDiego Oscar
233963610/08/2025ArgentinaMisiones600 hectáreas, IguazúNicolas Olejnik
234964627/07/2025ArgentinaMisionesHotel Selva de Laurel, IguazúDiego Oscar
230494131/05/2025ArgentinaMisionesIguazúGustavo Marasco
202182227/03/2024ArgentinaMisiones600 hectáreas (AICA MI01), Iguazú1Diego Oscar
201944326/03/2024ArgentinaMisiones600 hectáreas (AICA MI01), IguazúDiego Oscar
192704021/11/2023ArgentinaMisionesHotel Selva de Laurel, IguazúDiego Oscar
192695820/11/2023ArgentinaMisionesHotel Selva de Laurel, IguazúDiego Oscar
187764411/07/2023ArgentinaMisiones600 hectáreas, Iguazú3Fabricio Candia
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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 11/03/2026.