Fringe-backed Fire-eye
Pyriglena atra
Fringe-backed Fire-eye (Pyriglena atra) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Fringe-backed Fire-eye (Pyriglena atra) is a member of the Thamnophilidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 32 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Thamnophilidae Antbirds
- Genus Pyriglena
- Species atra
Quick facts
- Weight
- 32 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Thamnophilidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Fringe-backed 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 Fringe-backed Fire-eye is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Fringe-backed Fire-eye (Pyriglena atra) belongs to the Thamnophilidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA e Brazil.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 32 g, with a wing length of about 7.6 cm and a tail of around 7.3 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 4,970 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Fringe-backed Fire-eye?
The Fringe-backed Fire-eye is a small bird that weighs around 32 g.
Where does the Fringe-backed Fire-eye live?
The Fringe-backed Fire-eye is found across South America with a range covering SA e Brazil, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Fringe-backed Fire-eye belong to?
The Fringe-backed Fire-eye (Pyriglena atra) belongs to the Thamnophilidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Fringe-backed Fire-eye eat?
The Fringe-backed Fire-eye is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Fringe-backed Fire-eye migrate?
The Fringe-backed Fire-eye is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Fringe-backed Fire-eye endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Fringe-backed Fire-eye make?
1 real field recording of the Fringe-backed Fire-eye — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Fringe-backed Fire-eye's range?
The Fringe-backed Fire-eye has a mapped global range of about 4,970 km².
Conservation
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