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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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Records from Ruta Provincial 21

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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Photography ID: 612086
♂  Adult
Ruta Provincial 21
Misiones
Argentina
09/05/2024
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 600991
♂  Adult
Ruta Provincial 21
Misiones
Argentina
09/05/2024
Santiago Juan Torres



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
214179205/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial 211Santiago Juan Torres
214154805/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial 211Jorge 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.

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 21/09/2026.