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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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Photography ID: 261939
  Adult

Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
04/22/2018
Silvina Collado



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
181334721/08/2023ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial Numero 15 (-26,839837, -54,222350)Silvina Collado
164375122/09/2022ArgentinaMisionesVía sin nombre (-26,681905, -54,271257)Silvina Collado
150567727/11/2021ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge Surucuá1Silvina Collado
150342822/11/2021ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101, Parque Nacional Iguazú1Silvina Collado
147090024/09/2021ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Caá YaríSilvina Collado
120431525/02/2020ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo RamónSilvina Collado
74996122/04/2018ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto IguazúSilvina Collado
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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 22/03/2026.