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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 Selva Iryapú (600 hectáreas)

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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Species photographs

Last published photographs

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Photography ID: 696331
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Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
01/08/2026
Gustavo Fernando Durán
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Photography ID: 619051
♂  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
01/10/2025
Tiago Vaggi
Foto
Photography ID: 261939
♂  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
04/22/2018
Silvina Collado



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Species vocalizations

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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Gustavo Fernando Durán01/08/2026ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto IguazúN/AN/AYesNo
Dolores Fernandez08/17/2021ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto IguazúN/AN/ANoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
250415025/07/2026ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto Iguazú1Gabriel Carbajales
241220308/01/202617:55ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto Iguazú1Gustavo Fernando Durán
249987508/01/2026ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto IguazúGustavo Fernando Durán
223758510/01/2025ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto IguazúTiago Vaggi
202181427/03/2024ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto IguazúDiego Oscar
201943026/03/2024ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto IguazúDiego Oscar
176825416/05/2023ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto Iguazú3Diego Oscar
149252827/10/2021ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto Iguazú1Facundo Quintela
149245926/10/2021ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto Iguazú1Facundo Quintela
148928925/10/2021ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto Iguazú1Facundo Quintela
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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. White-shouldered Fire-eye (Pyriglena leucoptera) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 27/09/2026.