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Mackenziaena leachii

Large-tailed Antshrike


Mackenziaena leachii

(Such, G, 1825)
Batará Pintado
Borralhara-assobiadora
Family: Thamnophilidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Thamnophilus leachii.




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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


Description: All black, speckled with white. The female is black speckled with cinnamon, so heavily speckled that on the head it becomes cinnamon speckled with black.

Geographic Distribution within Argentina: Misiones and northeastern Corrientes.

Habitat: Forests and capueras.

Diet: Arthropods and invertebrates.

Breeding: Nest made of leaves, semi-spherical, resting (not hanging or between branches).

Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Geographic distribution


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Latest feeding records

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GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsCaburé Chico (Glaucidium brasilianum)26/12/2015Adrian Antunez



Species photographs

Count: 86

Foto
Photography ID: 686522
♂  Adult
Parque Provincial Caá Yarí
Misiones
Argentina
05/12/2026
Gustavo Marasco
Foto
Photography ID: 681134
♂  Adult
Cerro Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
04/09/2025
Oscar Alfredo Eliseche
Foto
Photography ID: 676933
♂  Adult
Colonia Garaví
Corrientes
Argentina
02/17/2026
Pablo Alberto Re
Foto
Photography ID: 652368
♂  Adult
Reserva de Biosfera Yabotí
Misiones
Argentina
08/29/2025
Ruben Ziruffo
Foto
Photography ID: 647028
♀  Adult
Paso Centurión
Cerro Largo
Uruguay
04/18/2025
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 647018
♂  Adult
Paso Centurión
Cerro Largo
Uruguay
04/19/2025
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 644045
♂  Adult
Francisco Beltrão
Paraná
Brazil
07/05/2025
Andre Junior Pieri
Foto
Photography ID: 638052
♀  Adult
Montecarlo
Misiones
Argentina
06/08/2025
Andrés Barca
Foto
Photography ID: 632565
♂  Adult
Candelaria
Misiones
Argentina
04/09/2025
Edgar Romeo
Foto
Photography ID: 625589
♂  Adult
Colonia Guatambu. Montecarlo.
Misiones
Argentina
03/09/2025
Andrés Barca
Foto
Photography ID: 625587
♀  Adult
Colonia Guatambu. Montecarlo.
Misiones
Argentina
03/09/2025
Andrés Barca
Foto
Photography ID: 619141
♀  Adult
Cerro Largo
Cerro Largo
Uruguay
12/13/2024
Adrian Antunez



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Species vocalizations

Count: 15


Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Enrique Sanz03/27/2026ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial Numero 15, Parque Provincial Caá Yarí♂AdultYesNo
Elsa Longo08/04/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Urugua-íN/AAdultNoNo
Elsa Longo07/31/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Salto EncantadoN/AAdultNoNo
Guillermo Marcaida07/31/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Salto EncantadoN/AAdultNoNo
Pablo Bruni06/23/2024ArgentinaMisionesComplejo Turístico Don Rodolfo, Santa AnaN/AN/AYesNo
Diego Oscar06/04/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial 21N/AN/AYesNo
Gonzalo Camiletti07/13/2021ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-íN/AN/ANoNo
Diego Oscar08/16/2021ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional IguazúN/AN/ANoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria01/21/2016BrazilSanta CatarinaUrupema♀AdultYesNo
David Juszczuk12/07/2014ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Héctor Bernardo Fernández12/07/2014ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáIndistinguishableN/ANoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria11/23/2014ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Araucaria♂AdultYesNo
Pablo Meoniz11/23/2014ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Araucaria♂AdultYesNo
Adrian Heredia04/05/2014ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáN/AN/ANoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria03/31/2013ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la Selva♂AdultYesNo


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Species records

Count: 285



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
250675804/08/2026ArgentinaMisionesVía sin nombreDiego Oscar
250408924/07/2026ArgentinaMisionesRuta provincial 17, San Pedro1Gabriel Carbajales
250398223/07/2026ArgentinaMisionesParque provincia Caa Yari1Gabriel Carbajales
247539123/05/2026ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce Caballero1Pablo Bruni
247442323/05/2026ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce Caballero1Faustino Hollmann
246950112/05/2026ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Caá YaríGustavo Marasco
245688827/03/2026ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial Numero 15, Parque Provincial Caá YaríEnrique Sanz
244493917/02/2026ArgentinaCorrientesColonia GaravíPablo Alberto Re
242417328/01/202608:25BrazilSão PauloCamino sin nombrarSilvina Collado
239509327/11/2025ArgentinaMisionesCerro Cora1Julian Uriel Collado
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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.

Artículo Narosky, T. Y M. Ruda Vega. 2009. Aves Argentinas, un vuelo por el mundo silvestre. 1a edición. Albatros. Buenos Aires.



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Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Large-tailed Antshrike (Mackenziaena leachii) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 13/08/2026.