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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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Foto
Photography ID: 641511
  Adult
Reserva Jorupe
Loja
Ecuador
05/14/2025
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 557704
  Adult
Novo Airao
Amazonas
Brazil
07/12/2023
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 455962
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
05/22/2021
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 235643
  Adult
San Jose Do Rio Claro
Mato Grosso
Brazil
05/25/2017
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 39040
  Adult
Oberá
Misiones
Argentina
01/20/2014
Federico J. Villegas



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
231364114/05/2025EcuadorLojaReserva JorupeFederico J. Villegas
192148512/07/2023BrazilAmazonasNovo AiraoFederico J. Villegas
144046422/05/2021ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional IguazúFederico J. Villegas
84140623/08/2018BoliviaDepartamento de Santa CruzCiudad de Santa Cruz de la SierraFederico J. Villegas
66285225/05/2017BrazilMato GrossoPousada jardim Da Amazonia, San Jose Do Rio ClaroFederico J. Villegas
51573927/01/2016BrazilSanta CatarinaSanto Amaro do ImperatrizFederico J. Villegas
11171320/01/2014ArgentinaMisionesOberáFederico J. Villegas
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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 26/03/2026.