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Dysithamnus mentalis

Plain Antvireo


Dysithamnus mentalis

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

Subspecies:




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Records from Parque Nacional Iguazú

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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Foto
Photography ID: 697498
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
06/24/2026
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 638190
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
04/28/2025
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 636242
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
04/28/2025
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 459339
♀  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
08/16/2021
Santiago Alemán
Foto
Photography ID: 354217
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
09/22/2019
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 297823
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
07/17/2014
Gabriel Moresco
Foto
Photography ID: 297424
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
09/04/2018
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 296961
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
09/04/2018
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 291337
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
08/26/2018
Claudia Mora
Foto
Photography ID: 282901
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
07/02/2018
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 272857
♀  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
06/17/2018
Dolores Fernandez



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Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published


IDAudio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
ER-6146Elsa Longo06/24/2026ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional IguazúIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
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-2391Elsa Longo09/04/2018ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional IguazúN/AAdultNoNo
ER-2294Santos Di Mauro08/26/2018ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional IguazúN/AAdultNoNo
ER-2146Dolores Fernandez06/17/2018ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional IguazúN/AN/ANoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
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
252642712/09/202614:42ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional Iguazú1Gustavo Fernando Durán
252268706/09/202611:57ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional Iguazú1Jorge La Grotteria
252213106/09/202611:57ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional Iguazú1María Alejandra Sosa
252167605/09/202610:25ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional Iguazú1Jorge La Grotteria
252163505/09/202609:43ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional Iguazú1María Alejandra Sosa
252159305/09/202611:23ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional Iguazú1María Alejandra Sosa
252157105/09/202610:25ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional Iguazú1María Alejandra Sosa
252153605/09/202611:23ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional Iguazú1Jorge La Grotteria
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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 02/11/2026.