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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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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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Foto
Photography ID: 705023
♂  Adult
Ilha Grande
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
07/22/2025
Marcelo Zanotti
Foto
Photography ID: 700254
♂ ♀  Adult
Salesópolis
São Paulo
Brazil
07/21/2026
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 700253
♂ ♀  Adult
Salesópolis
São Paulo
Brazil
07/21/2026
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 700252
♂ ♀  Adult
Salesópolis
São Paulo
Brazil
07/21/2026
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 639696
♂  Adult
Arie de Zimbros, Bombinhas
Santa Catarina
Brazil
01/27/2025
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 606552
♂  Adult
Morretes RPPN - Etambóia
Paraná
Brazil
09/28/2024
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 559632
♀  Adult
Alfredo Wagner
Santa Catarina
Brazil
04/21/2023
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 504981
♂  Adult
Sitio Macuquinho
São Paulo
Brazil
08/10/2022
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 455706
♀  Adult
Morretes RPPN - Etambóia
Paraná
Brazil
02/15/2020
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 346105
♂  Adult
São Paulo
São Paulo
Brazil
07/20/2019
Victor Hugo Michelini



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
251366026/07/2026BrazilRio de JaneiroHotel do Ypê, Parna do Itatiaia2Pablo Eguia
251358226/07/2026BrazilRio de JaneiroTrilha dos Três Picos, Parna do Itatiaia2Pablo Eguia
251328324/07/2026BrazilSão PauloParque Mambucaba, Paraty2Pablo Eguia
251242022/07/2026BrazilSão PauloMacuquinho Lodge, Salesópolis1Pablo Eguia
251229321/07/2026BrazilSão PauloMacuquinho Lodge, Salesópolis2Pablo Eguia
251210719/07/2026BrazilSão PauloFazenda Folha Seca, Ubatuba2Pablo Eguia
251203018/07/2026BrazilSão PauloEstrada Familia Pinto, Bertioga2Pablo Eguia
251160714/07/2026BrazilSão PauloTrilha dos Tucanos, Tapiraí2Pablo Eguia
247470703/05/2026BrazilEspírito SantoBom Jesus, Marechal FlorianoEduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
244417428/01/2026BrazilRio de JaneiroEstrada Paraty-cunha (rj-165), ParatyJulian Uriel Collado
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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 04/10/2026.