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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 Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Bruni03/24/2025ArgentinaCorrientesRuta provincial 86 (camino de Mburucuyá a Caacatí, Parque Nacional MburucuyáN/AN/AYesNo
Pablo Bruni10/08/2022ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaN/AN/AYesNo
Pablo Bruni10/08/2022ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaN/AN/AYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
236531718/09/2025ArgentinaMisionesCostanera de Candelaria sobre arroyo Garupa, Candelaria1Pablo Bruni
226658324/03/2025ArgentinaCorrientesRuta provincial 86 (camino de Mburucuyá a Caacatí, Parque Nacional Mburucuyá2Pablo Bruni
217201912/10/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Urugua-í1Pablo Bruni
217195712/10/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta hacia San Sebastián y Karadya, General Manuel Belgrano2Pablo Bruni
217181511/10/2024ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva Karadya3Pablo Bruni
217175710/10/2024ArgentinaCorrientesGarruchos1Pablo Bruni
204935120/06/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Teyú Cuaré1Pablo Bruni
167543418/11/2022BrazilSão PauloParque de la ciudad, Jundiaí2Pablo Bruni
165473308/10/2022ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la Selva3Pablo Bruni
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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 22/03/2026.