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White-shouldered Fire-eye

Pyriglena leucoptera
(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
Batará Negro
Papa-taoca-do-sul

Family: Thamnophilidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Turdus leucopterus.


Description: Black with two very noticeable white stripes on the wings, a white scapular patch, and a very noticeable red iris. The female is more modest, with a brown back, a lighter ventral side, reaching whitish on the throat but still retaining the red iris.

Geographic Distribution within Argentina: Misiones.

Habitat: Forests.

Diet: Arthropods and invertebrates.

Breeding: Nest made of leaves, hemispherical, supported (not hanging or between branches).

Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Number of Photography: 141

Foto
Photography ID: 653188
 
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
09/12/2025
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 652271
  Adult

Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
09/02/2025
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 639696
  Adult

Arie de Zimbros, Bombinhas
Santa Catarina
Brazil
01/27/2025
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 639077
 
Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
05/31/2025
Gustavo Marasco
Foto
Photography ID: 639074
  Adult

Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
05/31/2025
Gustavo Marasco
Foto
Photography ID: 638188
  Adult

Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
04/28/2025
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 638187
  Adult

Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
04/28/2025
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 636240
  Adult

Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
04/28/2025
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 632564
  Adult

Candelaria
Misiones
Argentina
04/09/2025
Edgar Romeo
Foto
Photography ID: 619051
  Adult

Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
01/10/2025
Tiago Vaggi



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 30



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Gustavo Fernando Durán01/08/2026ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas)Puerto IguazúN/AN/AYesNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán06/03/2025ArgentinaMisionesParque Nacional IguazúN/AN/AYesNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán06/01/2025ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra coloradaParque Nacional IguazúN/AN/ANoNo
Guillermo Menéndez10/07/2024ParaguayCaazapáParque Nacional CaazapáAdultYesNo
Diego Carus09/03/2024ArgentinaMisionesPP Urugua-í--Seccional UruzúParque Provincial Urugua-íIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Diego Carus09/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesSeccional UruzúParque Provincial Urugua-íIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Dolores Fernandez08/30/2024ArgentinaMisionesPosada la MisionEl SoberbioN/AAdultNoNo
Elsa Longo07/31/2024ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural Silvestre Parque Federal Campo San JuanSanta AnaN/AAdultNoNo
Guillermo Marcaida07/31/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Salto EncantadoN/AAdultNoNo
Guillermo Marcaida07/30/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Federal Campo San JuanN/AAdultNoNo
Pablo Bruni06/22/2024ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural Silvestre Parque Federal Campo San JuanSanta AnaN/AN/AYesNo
Hugo Caverzasi01/20/2024ArgentinaMisionesEl monte de los AbuelosSanta AnaN/AN/ANoNo
Diego Oscar05/12/2023ArgentinaMisionesTacuapi LodgeAristóbulo del ValleN/AN/AYesNo
Diego Oscar11/12/2022ArgentinaMisionesArroyo UruzúParque Provincial Urugua-í♂ ♀AdultYesNo
Dolores Fernandez08/17/2021ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas)Puerto IguazúN/AN/ANoNo
María Alejandra Sosa04/02/2021ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra coloradaParque Nacional IguazúN/AN/ANoNo
Diego Oscar04/02/2021ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural OsununúAdultYesNo
Jorge La Grotteria07/08/2019ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Urugua-íAdultYesNo
Hugo Caverzasi05/05/2019ArgentinaMisionesArroyo UruzúParque Provincial Urugua-íN/AN/ANoNo
Victor Hugo Michelini09/22/2018ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáIndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Number of Films: 3




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Number of Records: 739



Page 1 of 74
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244417428/01/2026BrazilRio de JaneiroEstrada Paraty-cunha (rj-165), ParatyJulian Uriel Collado
244411627/01/2026BrazilRio de JaneiroParque Mambucaba--estrada do Chapeu do Sol, ParatyJulian Uriel Collado
244392225/01/2026BrazilRio de JaneiroEstrada da Pedra Branca, Paraty1Julian Uriel Collado
244389225/01/2026BrazilRio de JaneiroPousada Oca, Paraty1Julian Uriel Collado
241220308/01/202617:55ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto Iguazú1Gustavo Fernando Durán
239802408/12/2025ArgentinaMisionesSan PedroDiego Oscar
239798207/12/2025ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial AraucariaDiego Oscar
239782005/12/2025ArgentinaMisionesPN Iguazú--Observatorio de Aves Daniel Pupi Somay, IguazúDiego Oscar
239460923/11/2025ArgentinaMisionesR.p. 15 (-26,873, -54,233)1Julian Uriel Collado
238144521/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge Surucuá1Luis Cesar Tejo
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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. White-shouldered Fire-eye (Pyriglena leucoptera) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.