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Pyriglena leucoptera

White-shouldered Fire-eye


Pyriglena leucoptera

(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
Batará Negro
Papa-taoca-do-sul
Family: Thamnophilidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Turdus leucopterus.




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Records from Área Experimental Guaraní

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


Description: Black with two very noticeable white stripes on the wings, a white scapular patch, and a very noticeable red iris. The female is more modest, with a brown back, a lighter ventral side, reaching whitish on the throat but still retaining the red iris.

Geographic Distribution within Argentina: Misiones.

Habitat: Forests.

Diet: Arthropods and invertebrates.

Breeding: Nest made of leaves, hemispherical, supported (not hanging or between branches).

Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
249756518/07/2026ArgentinaMisionesReserva de Biosfera Yabotí, Área Experimental Guaraní1Faustino Hollmann
231077022/06/202513:48ArgentinaMisionesÁrea Experimental Guaraní1Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
230995122/06/202513:48ArgentinaMisionesÁrea Experimental Guaraní1Diego Oscar
230910322/06/202513:48ArgentinaMisionesÁrea Experimental Guaraní1Santiago Juan Torres
214488807/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesCamino sin nombrar, Área Experimental Guaraní1Santiago Juan Torres
214473107/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesCamino sin nombrar, Área Experimental GuaraníJorge La Grotteria
214463307/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesCamino sin nombrar, Área Experimental GuaraníJorge La Grotteria
214447707/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesCamino sin nombrar, Área Experimental Guaraní1Jorge La Grotteria
214432007/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesCamino sin nombrar, Área Experimental GuaraníSantiago Juan Torres
214422107/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesCamino sin nombrar, Área Experimental GuaraníSantiago Juan Torres
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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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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. White-shouldered Fire-eye (Pyriglena leucoptera) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 22/09/2026.