Photo: Dario Sanches from São Paulo, Brazil / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
White-shouldered Fire-eye
Pyriglena leucoptera
White-shouldered Fire-eye (Pyriglena leucoptera) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The White-shouldered Fire-eye (Pyriglena leucoptera) is a member of the Thamnophilidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 28.8 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Thamnophilidae Antbirds
- Genus Pyriglena
- Species leucoptera
Quick facts
- Weight
- 28.8 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Thamnophilidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Least Concern
Not Evaluated
Biology & behaviour
Diet
The White-shouldered Fire-eye is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The White-shouldered Fire-eye is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The White-shouldered Fire-eye (Pyriglena leucoptera) belongs to the Thamnophilidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA e Paraguay, ne Argentina and se Brazil.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 28.8 g, with a wing length of about 7.8 cm and a tail of around 7.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 1.2 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the White-shouldered Fire-eye?
The White-shouldered Fire-eye is a small bird that weighs around 28.8 g.
Where does the White-shouldered Fire-eye live?
The White-shouldered Fire-eye is found across South America with a range covering SA e Paraguay, ne Argentina and se Brazil, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the White-shouldered Fire-eye belong to?
The White-shouldered Fire-eye (Pyriglena leucoptera) belongs to the Thamnophilidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the White-shouldered Fire-eye eat?
The White-shouldered Fire-eye is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the White-shouldered Fire-eye migrate?
The White-shouldered Fire-eye is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the White-shouldered Fire-eye endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the White-shouldered Fire-eye make?
1 real field recording of the White-shouldered Fire-eye — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the White-shouldered Fire-eye's range?
The White-shouldered Fire-eye has a mapped global range of about 1.2 million km².
Conservation
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