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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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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Turdus leucopterus.


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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 613201
  Adult

Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
10/11/2024
Marcelo Javier Wioneczak
Foto
Photography ID: 612153
  Adult

Montecarlo
Misiones
Argentina
12/01/2024
Andrés Barca
Foto
Photography ID: 610050
  Adult

Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
09/21/2024
Santos Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 606552
  Adult

Morretes RPPN - Etambóia
Paraná
Brazil
09/28/2024
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 605342
 
Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
10/11/2024
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 604859
  Adult

Parque Provincial Urugua-í
Misiones
Argentina
08/13/2024
Lotfi Si Saber
Foto
Photography ID: 589175
 
Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
06/22/2024
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 580497
  Adult

Reserva Privada Yvytú
Misiones
Argentina
03/23/2024
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 564083
  Adult

Parque Provincial Urugua-í
Misiones
Argentina
01/02/2024
Diego Carus



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Guillermo Menéndez10/07/2024ParaguayCaazapáParque Nacional CaazapáAdultYesNo
Diego Carus09/03/2024ArgentinaMisionesPP Urugua-í--Seccional UruzúParque Provincial Urugua-íIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Diego Carus09/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesSeccional UruzúParque Provincial Urugua-íIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Dolores Fernandez08/30/2024ArgentinaMisionesPosada la MisionEl SoberbioN/AAdultNoNo
Elsa Longo07/31/2024ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural Silvestre Parque Federal Campo San JuanSanta AnaN/AAdultNoNo
Guillermo Marcaida07/31/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Salto EncantadoN/AAdultNoNo
Guillermo Marcaida07/30/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Federal Campo San JuanN/AAdultNoNo
Pablo Bruni06/22/2024ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural Silvestre Parque Federal Campo San JuanSanta AnaN/AN/AYesNo
Hugo Caverzasi01/20/2024ArgentinaMisionesEl monte de los AbuelosSanta AnaN/AN/ANoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
220418901/12/2024ArgentinaMisionesMontecarloAndrés Barca
220002021/11/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta 101 Palmital, Parque Nacional Iguazú2Hugo Caverzasi
219996821/11/2024ArgentinaMisionesPP Urugua-í--Seccional Uruzú, General Manuel Belgrano2Hugo Caverzasi
220015420/11/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta 101, Parque Nacional Iguazú1Hugo Caverzasi
220023719/11/2024ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge Surucuá1Hugo Caverzasi
220028218/11/2024ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge Surucuá1Hugo Caverzasi
220037517/11/2024ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la Selva1Hugo Caverzasi
217425017/10/2024ArgentinaMisionesVía sin nombreAngel Siguen
217200012/10/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Urugua-í2Pablo Bruni
217194612/10/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta hacia San Sebastián y Karadya, General Manuel Belgrano1Pablo Bruni
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Bibliography related


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.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. White-shouldered Fire-eye (Pyriglena leucoptera) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 30/03/2026.