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Dysithamnus mentalis

Plain Antvireo


Dysithamnus mentalis

(Temminck, CJ, 1823)
Choca Amarilla
Choquinha-lisa
Family: Thamnophilidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Myothera mentalis.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


Description: Yellow underparts; gray head with an ocular patch and black cheeks; olive-brown back, wings, and tail; slight streaks in the coverts; blackish crown in the male and reddish in the female.

Geographic Distribution: Misiones and northeast of Corrientes.

Habitat: Forests.

Behavior: Reminiscent of warblers, small and very trusting.


Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Species photographs

Count: 191

Foto
Photography ID: 700150
♂ ♀  Adult
Ubatuba
São Paulo
Brazil
07/19/2026
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 700149
♂ ♀  Adult
Ubatuba
São Paulo
Brazil
07/19/2026
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 699548
♂  Adult
Comandante Andresito
Misiones
Argentina
08/13/2026
María Del Carmen Fabeiro
Foto
Photography ID: 697498
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
06/24/2026
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 687999
  Adult
Reserva Privada Tenondé
Misiones
Argentina
04/26/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 678894
♂  Adult
Rn Rio Bravo
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/16/2025
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 668949
♂ ♀  Adult
Rn Rio Bravo
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/16/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 667049
♂  Adult
Montecarlo
Misiones
Argentina
01/01/2026
Andrés Barca



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Species vocalizations

Count: 28


IDAudio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
ER-6146Elsa Longo06/24/2026ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional IguazúIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
ER-5916Dolores Fernandez05/20/2026ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial 2, Reserva de Biosfera YabotíIndistinguishableN/ANoNo
ER-5899Dolores Fernandez05/20/2026ArgentinaMisionesRuta sin nombrarN/AN/ANoNo
ER-5322Gustavo Fernando Durán06/03/2025ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional IguazúN/AN/ANoNo
ER-5143Gustavo Fernando Durán06/03/2025ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional IguazúN/AN/ANoNo
ER-5139Gustavo Fernando Durán06/03/2025ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional IguazúN/AN/ANoNo
ER-4916Jorge La Grotteria01/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural El Puente VerdeN/AN/AYesNo
ER-4555Elsa Longo07/30/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Federal Campo San JuanN/AAdultNoNo
ER-4552Guillermo Marcaida07/31/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Salto EncantadoN/AAdultNoNo
ER-4547Guillermo Marcaida07/30/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Federal Campo San JuanN/AAdultNoNo
ER-4507Hugo Alberto Valderrey06/21/2024ArgentinaMisionesCamping Gruta India, GaruhapéN/AAdultNoNo
ER-4444Hugo Caverzasi06/21/2024BrazilRio Grande do SulTierra Indigena de GuaritaN/AN/AYesNo
ER-3206Jorge La Grotteria07/30/2021ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Caá YaríN/AN/AYesNo
ER-3205Jorge La Grotteria07/30/2021ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Caá YaríN/AN/AYesNo
ER-3195Jorge La Grotteria07/28/2021ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 12 (-25,736497, -54,536090), Parque Provincial Puerto Península♂ ♀AdultYesNo
ER-3194Jorge La Grotteria07/28/2021ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 12 (-25,736497, -54,536090), Parque Provincial Puerto Península♂ ♀AdultYesNo
ER-2654Dolores Fernandez08/26/2019ArgentinaMisionesLa Misión Lodge, Puerto ParaísoN/AN/ANoNo
ER-2592Jorge La Grotteria07/07/2019ArgentinaMisionesCamino sin nombrar (-25,859683, -53,954413), Bio Reserva Karadya♂AdultYesNo
ER-2391Elsa Longo09/04/2018ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional IguazúN/AAdultNoNo
ER-2294Santos Di Mauro08/26/2018ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional IguazúN/AAdultNoNo



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Species videos

Count: 2




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Species records

Count: 1182



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
253760529/09/202613:48ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Araucaria1Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
253735329/09/202613:48ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Araucaria1Santiago Juan Torres
253780228/09/202609:26ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional Iguazú1Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
253698428/09/202609:26ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional Iguazú1Santiago Juan Torres
253923025/09/2026ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial de la Sierra Ingeniero Raúl Martínez Crovetto2Luis Cesar Tejo
253719025/09/2026ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial de la Sierra Ingeniero Raúl Martínez Crovetto2Diego Oscar
253977920/09/2026ArgentinaMisionesCamino a Karadya Birding Lodge and Reserve, AndresitoLuis Cesar Tejo
253972020/09/2026ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural MainumbyLuis Cesar Tejo
253245120/09/2026ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural MainumbyDiego Oscar
253239220/09/2026ArgentinaMisionesCamino a Karadya Birding Lodge and Reserve, AndresitoDiego Oscar
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Related bibliography


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.



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Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Plain Antvireo (Dysithamnus mentalis) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 11/10/2026.