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Near Threatened

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.

NT Near Threatened

Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Passeriformes
  3. Family Thamnophilidae Antbirds
  4. Genus Pyriglena
  5. Species atra

Where it lives

Eastern Brazil

Quick facts

Weight
32 g
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

Fringe-backed Fire-eye — Song

Recorded by Barry Edmonston Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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

Near Threatened

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