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Mackenziaena severa

Tufted Antshrike


Mackenziaena severa

(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
Batará Copetón
Borralhara
Family: Thamnophilidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Lanius severus.




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Records from Paraguay

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


Description: All black with a very noticeable crest. The female is black barred with cinnamon, with a rufous crown and crest.

Geographical Distribution within Argentina: Misiones.

Behavior: Very secretive.

Habitat: Forests.

Diet: Arthropods and invertebrates.

Nesting: Nest built with leaves, semi-spherical, supported (not hanging or between branches).

Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Species photographs

Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 646841
♂  Adult
Pirapey 39 al 43
Itapúa
Paraguay
07/31/2025
Francisco Chávez Acosta
Foto
Photography ID: 127289
♂  Adult
Bella Vista
Itapúa
Paraguay
11/29/2015
Roberto Fermín Derna



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Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published


Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Guillermo Menéndez09/06/2023ParaguayItapúaAlto Vera♂AdultYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
233473231/07/2025ParaguayItapúaCectec, Pirapey 39 al 431Francisco Chávez Acosta
230954022/06/2025ParaguayCanindeyúMbaracayú--Jejuimi2Hugo Caverzasi
231031421/06/2025ParaguayCanindeyúMbaracayú--Jejuimi2Hugo Caverzasi
217930113/10/2024ParaguayCanindeyúReserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú1Luis Cesar Tejo
217787613/10/2024ParaguayCanindeyúReserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú1Daniela Espinosa
202570721/04/2024ParaguayItapúaReserva Bella Vista, Bella Vista2Roberto Fermín Derna
222103805/11/2023ParaguayCanindeyúSendero Saltó Karapæ -23.99660 -55.360021Dominic Oviedo Löwen
188644906/09/2023ParaguayItapúaAlto VeraGuillermo Menéndez
222103714/01/2023ParaguayItapúaReserva Selecta - Bella Vista4Dominic Oviedo Löwen
128621105/07/2018ParaguayCanindeyúReserva Natural del Bosque MbaracayúMarcelo Gavensky
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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. Tufted Antshrike (Mackenziaena severa) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 21/09/2026.