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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.

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Records from Puerto 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: 551850
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Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
05/06/2019
Hugo Caverzasi
Foto
Photography ID: 461325
♂  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
08/18/2021
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 338191
  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
06/17/2019
Emilio Martin Perez
Foto
Photography ID: 332074
♀  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
05/04/2019
Hugo Caverzasi
Foto
Photography ID: 293710
♂  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
10/22/2018
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 263258
♂  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
04/19/2018
Julian Uriel Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 194320
♂  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
02/20/2017
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 184982
♂  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
01/03/2017
Pablo Brudnick
Foto
Photography ID: 53116
  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
05/30/2014
Carlos Schmidt



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
250414825/07/2026ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto Iguazú1Gabriel Carbajales
236727012/09/2025ArgentinaMisionesCamino que circunvala la selva Iryapú, Puerto IguazúAdrian Braidotti
236764309/09/2025ArgentinaMisionesObservatorio de Aves Daniel Pupi Somay, Puerto IguazúAdrian Braidotti
201942926/03/2024ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto Iguazú3Diego Oscar
187300411/07/2023ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto Iguazú5Fabricio Candia
169189905/11/2022ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto Iguazú1Dario Juan Wendeler
169194404/11/2022ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto Iguazú1Dario Juan Wendeler
149252727/10/2021ArgentinaMisionesEl Santuario, Puerto Iguazú1Facundo Quintela
149245726/10/2021ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto Iguazú2Facundo Quintela
148928825/10/2021ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto Iguazú1Facundo Quintela
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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.