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Boat-billed Flycatcher

Megarynchus pitangua
(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
Pitanguá
Neinei
Family: Tyrannidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: [lanius] pitangua.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 397914
  Adult
Pantanal
Mato Grosso
Brazil
07/20/2018
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 390465
  Adult
Aristóbulo del Valle
Misiones
Argentina
02/09/2020
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 369461
  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
11/30/2019
Eugenia Boggiano



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
230714831/01/2025BrazilRio Grande do SulJardin Botanico, -29.785, -52.968, Municipio Novo Cabrais1Eugenia Boggiano
132705607/12/2020ArgentinaCorrientesRuta 40 al Norte de Carlos Pellegrini2Eugenia Boggiano
122919809/02/2020ArgentinaMisionesP.p.l Salto Encantado, Posada Camboata, Aristóbulo del ValleEugenia Boggiano
115311530/11/2019ArgentinaMisionesCostanera, Puerto IguazúEugenia Boggiano
124193521/07/2018BrazilMato GrossoPousada Poso Alegre, Pantanal2Eugenia Boggiano
124228620/07/2018BrazilMato GrossoPousada Poso Alegre, PantanalEugenia Boggiano
65555908/10/2017EcuadorSucumbíosNavegacion y torre de avistaje., Sani lodgeEugenia Boggiano
65535607/10/2017EcuadorSucumbíosLaguna, Sani lodgeEugenia Boggiano
57250014/02/2017BrazilSão PauloSendero Carmo y trilla Beijaflor, Parque Estadual IntervalesEugenia Boggiano
56970913/02/2017BrazilSão PauloPosada de Pesquisa, Parque Estadual IntervalesEugenia Boggiano
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Bibliography related


Artículo Merlo, J. L. y S. Aleman. 2010. El Pintaguá (Megarynchus pitangua) en Buenos Aires. Nuestras Aves, 55: 22-23.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.