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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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Species photographs

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Foto
Photography ID: 580497
♂  Adult
Reserva Privada Yvytú
Misiones
Argentina
03/23/2024
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 459120
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
08/16/2021
Diego Oscar



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Species vocalizations

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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Diego Oscar05/12/2023ArgentinaMisionesTacuapi Lodge, Aristóbulo del ValleN/AN/AYesNo
Diego Oscar11/12/2022ArgentinaMisionesArroyo Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-í♂ ♀AdultYesNo
Diego Oscar04/02/2021ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural Osununú♂AdultYesNo
Diego Oscar07/09/2015ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Araucaria♂AdultYesNo
Diego Oscar10/12/2014ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroN/AN/ANoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
253245220/09/2026ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural MainumbyDiego Oscar
252925519/09/2026ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural MainumbyDiego Oscar
239802408/12/2025ArgentinaMisionesSan PedroDiego Oscar
239798207/12/2025ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial AraucariaDiego Oscar
239782005/12/2025ArgentinaMisionesPN Iguazú--Observatorio de Aves Daniel Pupi Somay, IguazúDiego Oscar
237513016/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesLa Misión Lodge, Puerto ParaísoDiego Oscar
237481915/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesRuta 21 Reserva Biosfera YabotíDiego Oscar
237560214/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial 2Diego Oscar
237499314/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesLa Misión Lodge, Puerto ParaísoDiego Oscar
237412213/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesRuta 21 Reserva Biosfera YabotíDiego Oscar
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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 25/09/2026.