Fire-eyed Diucon
Pyrope pyrope
A distinctive gray flycatcher of southern South America that is often fairly common and conspicuous. Found in semiopen habitats from open woodland and farmland with taller trees and hedges to matorral, parks, and gardens. Often seen perched on roadside wires and atop trees, singly or in pairs; can be confiding. No similar species in range: note habits, gray upperparts with paler tail, and intense ruby-red eyes, visible with a good view.
Taxonomy
This species was formerly placed in the genus Xolmis but was moved to the resurrected genus Pyrope following the publication of a genetic analysis in 2020.
- Scientific name
- Pyrope pyrope
- Authority
- (Kittlitz, 1830)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Genus
- Pyrope
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Complete migrants
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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