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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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Foto
Photography ID: 288343
♂  Adult
Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
09/08/2018
Alec Earnshaw
Foto
Photography ID: 63130
♀  Adult
Serra da Cantareira
São Paulo
Brazil
11/01/2008
Alec Earnshaw
Foto
Photography ID: 50738
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
05/01/2014
Alec Earnshaw



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
82985815/09/2018ArgentinaMisionesPuerto Iguazú1Alec Earnshaw
82977614/09/2018ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional Iguazú1Alec Earnshaw
81908212/09/2018ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaAlec Earnshaw
81662911/09/2018ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva Karadya2Alec Earnshaw
81285510/09/2018ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-í2Alec Earnshaw
81199709/09/2018ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva Karadya2Alec Earnshaw
81031108/09/2018ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva Karadya1Alec Earnshaw
80908007/09/2018ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional Iguazú3Alec Earnshaw
45184609/07/2016ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaAlec Earnshaw
45178708/07/2016ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaAlec Earnshaw
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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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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Plain Antvireo (Dysithamnus mentalis) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 26/09/2026.