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[[Image:Fringe-backed_Fire-eye.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|Arthur+Grosset|Arthur Grosset}}<br /> Bahia, [[Brazil]], March 2004]] | [[Image:Fringe-backed_Fire-eye.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|Arthur+Grosset|Arthur Grosset}}<br /> Bahia, [[Brazil]], March 2004]] | ||
;[[: Category:Pyriglena|Pyriglena]] atra | ;[[: Category:Pyriglena|Pyriglena]] atra | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 16–18 cm (6¼-7 in)<br /> | |
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Black overall plumage | ||
| + | *Large white dorsal patch (which looks like that photo of a drop of milk landing and spreading outwards) | ||
| + | *Red eye | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Endemic to a very small area of north-east [[Brazil]]; it is known only from a few highly fragmented areas in Bahia and Sergipe. | Endemic to a very small area of north-east [[Brazil]]; it is known only from a few highly fragmented areas in Bahia and Sergipe. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Olho-de-fogo-rendado-f.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Xyko+Paludo|Xyko Paludo}}<br />Mata de São João, BA, [[Brazil]], October 2017]] | |
| + | Understorey of lowland evergreen forest, forest edges and secondary woodland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | Their diet consists almost entirely of insects, such as cockroaches, grasshoppers, winged ants, spiders and centipedes. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Arthur Grosset |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Oct 2017) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Pyriglena+atra}} | {{GSearch|Pyriglena+atra}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Pyriglena]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Pyriglena]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:11, 18 October 2017
- Pyriglena atra
Identification
16–18 cm (6¼-7 in)
Male
- Black overall plumage
- Large white dorsal patch (which looks like that photo of a drop of milk landing and spreading outwards)
- Red eye
Distribution
Endemic to a very small area of north-east Brazil; it is known only from a few highly fragmented areas in Bahia and Sergipe.
Classified as Endangered by Birdlife International.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Understorey of lowland evergreen forest, forest edges and secondary woodland.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of insects, such as cockroaches, grasshoppers, winged ants, spiders and centipedes.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Arthur Grosset
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Oct 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Fringe-backed Fire-eye. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Fringe-backed_Fire-eye
